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disperse_v in_o its_o native_a integrity_n whereby_o it_o become_v the_o delight_n and_o darling_n of_o the_o whole_a empire_n yet_o this_o happiness_n befall_v it_o for_o many_o hundred_o year_n before_o printing_n be_v know_v for_o the_o first_o man_n that_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o press_n be_v leonardus_n aretinus_n who_o publish_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o do_v relate_v to_o the_o gothick_n war_n and_o in_o that_o also_o he_o put_v a_o trick_n upon_o the_o world_n much_o misbeseem_v so_o learned_a a_o man_n for_o he_o quite_o suppress_v the_o greek_a copy_n and_o conceal_v the_o right_a author_n name_n set_v forth_o a_o latin_a translation_n of_o his_o own_o pretend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o collection_n compile_v by_o himself_o out_o of_o several_a writer_n and_o still_v it_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la italico_n a_o tract_n concern_v the_o war_n of_o italy_n now_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o this_o translation_n of_o aretinus_n do_v blondus_n flavius_n recount_v to_o have_v be_v by_o his_o industry_n first_o bring_v into_o italy_n but_o he_o for_o his_o part_n since_o his_o copy_n want_v some_o passage_n of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o provide_v and_o see_v he_o inveigh_v against_o some_o thing_n which_o we_o find_v to_o be_v currante_a and_o justifiable_a in_o those_o edition_n which_o be_v abroad_o be_v either_o delude_v by_o the_o old_a manuscript_n which_o he_o have_v by_o he_o or_o else_o by_o the_o person_n who_o translate_v it_o for_o he_o for_o he_o may_v very_o well_o have_v forbear_v his_o censure_n see_v he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n christophorus_n persona_fw-la resent_v the_o injury_n do_v to_o procopius_n by_o that_o addition_n of_o leonardus_n do_v indeed_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o right_n again_o call_v the_o book_n by_o his_o name_n and_o translate_n it_o out_o of_o the_o original_a greek_a and_o yet_o his_o edition_n also_o be_v lame_a and_o
tauri_n chap._n xiii_o this_o invasion_n by_o comagena_n be_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o alamundarus_n a_o saracen_n king_n who_o persuade_v to_o set_v upon_o syria_n and_o antioch_n the_o description_n of_o alamundarus_n chap._n fourteen_o belisarius_n in_o comagena_n be_v overthrow_v by_o azarethe_n the_o persian_a general_n cabades_n revile_v azarethe_n for_o his_o victory_n the_o persian_a custom_n to_o know_v their_o lose_a man_n by_o arrow_n in_o basket_n chap._n xv._o justinian_n will_v associate_v the_o homerite_n and_o ethiopian_n against_o the_o persian_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n country_n of_o palmtree_n the_o auxomite_n blemmye_n nobates_n ethiopian_a nation_n chap._n xvi_o a_o digression_n of_o some_o war_n between_o the_o ethiopian_n christian_n and_o the_o homerit_n aspevede_n and_o mermeroes_n invade_v the_o roman_n sittas_n defend_v they_o besiege_v martyropolis_n chap._n xvi_o cabades_n die_v chosroes_n his_o young_a son_n succeed_v by_o the_o help_n of_o mebode_n the_o 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upon_o a_o quarrel_n between_o belisarius_n and_o valerianus_n the_o late_a lose_v his_o life_n the_o goth_n try_v to_o enter_v the_o city_n by_o a_o aquaduct_n but_o fail_v as_o in_o another_o design_n and_o in_o a_o assault_n chap._n viii_o john_n prosper_v take_v ariminum_n which_o make_v the_o goth_n raise_v their_o siege_n of_o rome_n who_o in_o their_o retreat_n receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n ildiger_n and_o martinus_n be_v send_v to_o john_n and_o vitigis_fw-la put_v garrison_n in_o the_o strong_a place_n chap._n ix_o ildiger_n and_o martinus_n take_v petra-pertusa_a vitigis_fw-la besieges_fw-fr ariminum_n be_v beat_v off_o with_o his_o tower_n and_o resolve_v to_o famish_v it_o chap._n x._o mundilas_n overthrow_v the_o goth_n and_z seizes_z upon_o milan_n vitigis_fw-la come_v with_o his_o army_n and_o a_o aid_n of_o a_o 10000_o burgundian_n send_v by_o theodibert_n k._n of_o the_o franc_n milan_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o goth_n and_o ancona_n which_o be_v assault_v but_o preserve_v by_o two_o of_o belisarius_n his_o lifeguard_n chap._n xi_o a_o digression_n touch_v the_o herulian_o who_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o lombard_n some_o of_o they_o come_v into_o illyrium_n and_o make_v league_n with_o the_o emperor_n anastasius_n other_o go_v to_o the_o island_n of_o thule_n chap._n xii_o the_o description_n of_o thule_n the_o scritifini_n the_o herulian_o near_o illyrium_n send_v thither_o for_o a_o king_n to_o their_o kinsman_n already_o plant_v there_o they_o send_v one_o but_o before_o they_o have_v demand_v of_o justinian_n one_o suartua_n their_o countryman_n who_o they_o expel_v and_o take_v he_o that_o come_v from_o thule_n upon_o this_o occasion_n they_o revolt_v from_o the_o roman_n chap._n xiii_o belisarius_n by_o the_o opinion_n of_o narses_n be_v bring_v to_o relieve_v john_n in_o ariminum_n a_o strange_a child_n nurse_v by_o a_o shee-goat_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o siege_n of_o ariminum_n raise_v by_o a_o stratagem_n of_o belisarius_n narses_n raise_v a_o faction_n against_o he_o chap._n xv._o urbinum_n despair_v of_o by_o narses_n but_o take_v by_o belisarius_n upon_o composition_n with_o half_a the_o army_n john_n take_v in_o emilia_n belisarius_n besieges_fw-fr urbiventum_n chap._n xvi_o a_o digression_n concern_v a_o general_a famine_n waste_v italy_n milan_n in_o danger_n be_v not_o relieve_v as_o it_o shall_v by_o martinus_n and_o uliaris_n nor_o by_o john_n chap._n xvii_o milan_n for_o want_n of_o relieve_v be_v miserable_o destroy_v and_o 300000_o man_n slay_v the_o rest_n make_v slave_n john_n attend_v narses_n direction_n and_o not_o join_v with_o martinus_n by_o belisarius_n command_n cause_v this_o ruin_n chap._n xviii_o narses_n be_v send_v from_o home_n the_o herulian_o abandon_v the_o army_n vitigis_fw-la send_v ambassador_n to_o chosroes_n to_o provoke_v he_o against_o justinian_n belisarius_n send_v out_o force_n to_o favour_v his_o intend_a siege_n of_o auximum_n and_o ravenna_n chap._n xix_o belisarius_n block_n up_o auximum_n the_o roman_n be_v beat_v by_o a_o ambush_n for_o want_v of_o know_v the_o use_n of_o trumpet_n vitigis_fw-la promise_n to_o relieve_v the_o town_n but_o only_o send_v uraias_n who_o lie_v close_o by_o the_o roman_n neither_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fight_v chap._n xx._n the_o franc_n cr_n germane_a come_v into_o italy_n with_o 50000_o man_n against_o both_o part_n and_o rout_n 2_o army_n of_o each_o but_o be_v ruin_v with_o sickness_n and_o retire_v have_v lose_v a_o three_o part_n of_o their_o army_n chap._n xxi_o the_o goth_n in_o auximum_n endure_v much_o convey_v letter_n to_o vitigis_fw-la by_o burcentius_n a_o roman_a soldier_n which_o practice_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o steal_n of_o a_o goth_n by_o a_o slavonian_a and_o be_v punish_v by_o burn_a burcentius_n alive_a chap._n xxii_o in_o a_o fight_n about_o break_v of_o a_o cistern_n the_o goth_n be_v rout_v by_o the_o valour_n chief_o of_o 7_o armenian_n fesula_n be_v yield_v to_o cyprian_a by_o 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goth_n multitude_n nor_o yet_o safe_o to_o run_v from_o they_o cause_v the_o hun_n to_o alight_v from_o their_o horse_n and_o with_o they_o make_v a_o stand_n in_o a_o narrow_a lane_n and_o shoot_v the_o enemy_n from_o a_o secure_a place_n killed_z many_z the_o goth_n a_o while_n stand_v their_o shot_n hope_v when_o the_o hun_n quiver_n be_v empty_a to_o take_v they_o all_o prisoner_n good_a cheap_a but_o they_o be_v good_a archer_n and_o shoot_v at_o a_o multitude_n almost_o at_o every_o shoot_v kill_v a_o enemy_n that_o half_a their_o number_n appear_v to_o be_v lose_v and_o be_v about_o sunset_n and_o have_v no_o place_n to_o be_v safe_a in_o they_o run_v away_o and_o the_o hun_n pursue_v they_o close_o and_o be_v excellent_a to_o shoot_v upon_o the_o full_a speed_n kill_v they_o as_o fast_o as_o before_o and_o at_o night_n come_v back_o to_o rome_n with_o constantianus_fw-la some_o day_n after_o peranius_n fally_v at_o porta_n salaria_n with_o roman_n and_o rout_v the_o goth_n 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