porro autem Diocletianus Achilleum obsessum per octo menses apud Alexandriam cepit et interfecit.
Translation :
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Edition :
Pauli Orosii historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; ed. Karl Zangemeister, Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 5, Vienna 1882.
Remark :
context: For the previous siege of Alexandria, please refer to: "Diocletian and his army lay siege to Alexandria for eight months, after which they sack the city." long-term consequence: For the following violence, please refer to: "Proscriptions and massacres take place throughout Egypt on orders of Diocletian."
