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Headword:
*(erkou/lios
Adler number: epsilon,3018
Translated headword: Herculius, Maximian
Vetting Status: high
Translation: This man,[1] without any concealment, was both wild and autocratic, hinting at the harshness of his own intent by the striking [force] of his character. At any rate he surendered entirely to his own nature and to that of Diocletian and in every endeavour, as a willing helper, devised a plan both extraordinary and harsh.
Greek Original:*(erkou/lios: ou(=tos kai\ di/xa panto\s prokalu/mmatos a)/grio/s te h)=n kai\ turanniko/s, to\ th=s oi)kei/as gnw/mhs traxu\ tw=| kataplhktikw=| tou= prosw/pou paradhlw=n. th=| gou=n e(autou= fu/sei panta/pasin e)ndidou\s kai\ tw=| *dioklhtianw=| pro\s a(/pan a)/topo/n te kai\ sklhro\n bou/leuma e(kou/sios u(pourgo\s kaqi/stato.
Notes:
John of
Antioch fr.166 FHG (4.602), now 249 Roberto.
[1] Here called Herculius; better known as Maximian; in any event M.Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (250-310), joint Roman Emperor with Diocletian 286-305. See under
delta 1156, and
De Imperatoribus Romanis entry at web address 1 (Michael DiMaio, Jr.).
Web address 1
Keywords: biography; ethics; historiography; history
Translated by: David Whitehead on 24 December 2007@07:36:22.
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