# Res Gestae 15.5.5

Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, Book 15, Chapter 5. Latin.

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Hunc fascem ad arbitrium figmenti compositum, vitam pulsaturum insontis, a Dynamio susceptum praefectus imperatori, avide scrutari haec et similia consueto, secrete obtulit soli, ingressus intimum conclave in tempore, deinde sperans accepturum se a principe praemium, ut pervigilem salutis eius custodem et cautum, lectaque consistorio astu callido consarcinata materia, tribuni iussi sunt custodiri, et de provinciis duci privati, quorum epistulae nomina designabant.

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Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, ed. John C. Rolfe. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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