# Res Gestae 25.8.18

Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, Book 25, Chapter 8. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/ammianus-marcellinus/res-gestae/25.8.18

Ibi tunc vespera tenebrante, raptus a cena Iovianus, primus inter notarios omnes, quem in obsidione civitatis Maiozamalchae per cuniculum docuimus evasisse cum aliis, ductusque ad devium locum, et praeceps actus in puteum siccum, obrutus est saxorum multitudine superiacta, hanc profecto ob causam, quod Iuliano perempto, ipse quoque nominatus a paucis, ut imperio dignus, nec post creatum Iovianum egit modeste, sed susurrans super negotio quaedam audiebatur, invitabatque ad convivia subinde militares.

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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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