Stelle Ob haec et similia percitus metuens...; (Rerum gestarum libri qui supersunt (360 - 395), liber : 20, cap. : 4, par. : 2, pag. : 188, linea : 15) [4908]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Batavi, [wurzel: Batav] Ethnonym: Celtae, [wurzel: Celt] Ethnonym: Heruli, [wurzel: Herul] Ethnonym: Parthi, [wurzel: Parth]
ID	4908
Text	Rerum gestarum libri qui supersunt (360 - 395) Ammianus Marcellinus
Quotation	Ob haec et similia percitus metuens que, ne augerentur in maius, stimulante, ut ferebatur, praefecto Florentio Decentium tribunum et notarium misit auxiliares milites exinde protinus abstracturum, Herulos et Batauos, cum que Petulantibus Celtas et lectos ex numeris aliis trecentenos hac specie iussos accelerare, ut adesse possint armis primo uere mouendis in Parthos.
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Summary	Here Ammianus refers to the Herules as one of the military units requested by the emperor Constantius II for his imminent campaign against the Persians. According to Ammianus, the move was only a pretext for weakening the position of Julian, whose fame was growing and spreading thanks to his recent military successes on the Rhine.
Quotation source	liber : 20, cap. : 4, par. : 2, pag. : 188, linea : 15
Temporal Coverage	360 - 360
Associated use case(s)	Identical Strangers: The history of the Heruli between the 3rd and the 5th century: Salvatore Liccardo
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