Talk:Great Conspiracy

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[edit] Ammianus' Report

I include below a link to an online translation of Ammianus' report of the 'Great Conspiracy'. I think it would improve the quality of the article if a few direct quotes were given in the stead of select paraphrases. If no one beats me to it, I will eventually get around to it myself. Aryaman (☼) 01:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Ammianus Marcellinus on the Great Conspiracy

Hello Aryaman, you might want to have a look at this external link (in Latin), which has slightly different information than the web page that you cite ... some of the web text (in the various copies on the web) is taken from old translations where the authors have "massaged" the original, which looks to be the case with the version you cite (although it's not too bad). I came to this page indirectly, after reading the article on Attacotti, which is terrible ... so I've been going through old references and sifting them for information and misinformation ... I hope to update the article soon, and that will likely have a cascading effect on other articles (such as this one). Regards, Notuncurious (talk) 16:37, 3 April 2008 (UTC)