| Keywords |
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| ID |
4229 |
| Text |
De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation |
ad hoc inter se nitens tacitus agebat, ut sub nomine Michaëlis, quibusdam sibi faventibus, Graecis facilius debellatis, cum ad palatium usque perventum foret, vi coronam cum sceptro et imperialibus ornamentis pervadens, ipse imperator fieret |
| Translation |
He was in fact making this effort with the secret intention that when, acting in Michael's name and with the help of the latter's supporters, the Greeks had easily been defeated and he had reached the imperial palace, he would seize the crown, sceptre and imperial regalia and make himself emperor |
| Quotation source |
III, 13 |
| Associated use case(s) |
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| Comment |
Latin descriptor: facilius debellati |
