# Res Gestae 16.7.5

Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, Book 16, Chapter 7. Latin.

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Natus in Armenia sanguine libero, captusque a finitimis hostibus, etiam tum parvulus abstractis geminis Romanis mercatoribus venundatus, ad palatium Constantini deducitur; ubi paulatim adulescens rationem recte vivendi, sollertiamque ostendebat, litteris quantum tali fortunae satis esse poterat eruditus, cogitandi inveniendique dubia et scrupulosa, acumine nimio praestans, immensum quantum memoria vigens, benefaciendi avidus plenusque iusti consilii, quem si Constans imperator olim ex adulto iamque maturum audiret, honesta suadentem et recta, nulla vel venia certe digna peccasset.

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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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