Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of great pride and insolence. A whole troop of foreigners would not be able to withstand… — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and… — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
Yet the success of plans and the advantage to be derived from them do not at all times agree, seeing the gods claim to… — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
Any one who is prosperous may by the turn of fortune's wheel become most wretched before evening. — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
Wicked deeds are generally done, even with impunity, for the mere desire of occupation. — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
No power or virtue of man could ever have deserved that what has been fated should not have taken place. — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
No wild beasts are so cruel as the Christians in their dealings with each other — Ammianus Marcellinus Copy Share Image
