# Address to His Soldiers on the Invasion of Spain (A.D. 711) 1.5-6

Imperialisms, Ancient and Modern, Address to His Soldiers on the Invasion of Spain (A.D. 711), 1.5 to 1.6. Latin.

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"Remember that I place myself in the front of this glorious charge which I exhort you to make. At the moment when the two armies meet hand to hand, you will see me, never doubt it, seeking out this Roderick, tyrant of his people, challenging him to combat, if God is willing. If I perish after this, I will have had at least the satisfaction of delivering you, and you will easily find among you an experienced hero, to whom you can confidently give the task of directing you. But should I fall before I reach to Roderick, redouble your ardor, force yourselves to the attack and achieve the conquest of this country, in depriving him of life. With him dead, his soldiers will no longer defy you." (From Charles F. Horne, ed., The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, (New York 1917), Vol. VI: Medieval Arabia , pp. 241-242. The original post is at the Medieval History Sourcebook. )

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