porro autem Diocletianus Achilleum obsessum per octo menses apud Alexandriam cepit et interfecit. sed inmoderata victoria usus Alexandriam direptioni dedit,
Translation :
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Edition :
Pauli Orosii historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; ed. Karl Zangemeister, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 5, Vienna 1882.
Remark :
long-term consequence: Diocletian besieges the city to defeat the usurper Achilles, whom he captures and kills, described in: "The usurper Achilles is captured and killed in Alexandria."
