# Res Gestae 21.15.2

Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, Book 21, Chapter 15. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/ammianus-marcellinus/res-gestae/21.15.2

Autumno iam senescente profectus, cum ad suburbanum venisset, disiunctum exinde tertio lapide, Hippocephalum nomine, lucente iam die, cadaver hominis interfecti, dextra iacens capite avulso conspexit, contra occiduum latus extensum: territusque omine, finem parantibus fatis, destinatius ipse tendebat, venitque Tarsum, ubi leviore febri contactus, ratusque itinerario motu imminutae valetudinis excuti posse discrimen, petit per vias difficiles Mobsucrenas, Ciliciae ultimam hinc pergentibus stationem, sub Tauri montis radicibus positam, egredique secuto die conatus, illabente morbi gravitate detentus est: paulatimque urente calore nimio venas, ut ne tangi quidem corpus eius posset, in modum foculi fervens, cum usus deficeret medelarum, ultimum spirans, deflebat exitium, mentisque sensu tum etiam integro, successorem suae potestatis statuisse dicitur Iulianum.

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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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