# Noctes Atticae 3.15.4

Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, Book 3, Chapter 15. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/aulus-gellius/noctes-atticae/3.15.4

Praeterea in nostris annalibus scriptum legimus, qua tempestate apud Cannas exercitus populi Romani caesus est, anum matrem, nuntio de morte filii allato, luctu atque maerore affectam esse; sed is nuntius non verus fuit, utque is adulescens non diu post ex ea pugna in urbem redit, anus repente filio viso copia atque turba et quasi ruina incidentis inopinati gaudii oppressa exanimataque est.

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Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 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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