Res Gestae 23.3.6

Item

Text Category
Literature: prose
Century Range
Author
Ammianus Marcellinus
Reference
Res Gestae 23.3.6
Quotation
His ita ordinatis ipse exitu simulato per Tigrim, quod iter etiam re cibaria de industria iusserat instrui, flexit dextrorsus et quieta nocte emensa mane iumentum, quo veheretur, ex usu poposcit oblatus que ei equus Babylonius nomine ictu torminis consternatus, dum dolorum impatiens voluitur, auro lapillis que ornamenta distincta conspersit. quo ostento laetior exclamavit plaudentibus proximis Babylona humi procidisse ornamentis omnibus spoliatam.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Julian's horse, Babylonius
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold
Medium/a Ornamenting
Gold and jewels, embedded in his trappings
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Julian
Item Identifier
A02470
Determination
Derived directly from text