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The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (Author: [unknown])

Historia 12

Iuil dna in ced rig Roman ro gab inis Breatan ro marbad

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ina h-airect h-fein, & is na h-anioir ro h-ainmnigsead Romain mi Iuil a cind .uii. m-bliadna xl. iar n-gein Crist.

.íí. Cluid in rig tanaisde ro gab inis Breatan, a cind cheathrachad bliadan agus a ceathair iar n-gen Crist, & do rad ar mor ar Breatnaib, & rainig Inis Orcc iar cor áir a munntire, & iar mor dith a muinntire las in toiseach dianad ainm Caisebeallunus; tri bliadna deg & .uíí. mís a rige, co n-erbailt im Magnantia h-i Longbardaib ag dola do Roim a h-inis Breatan.

Iar .uíí. m-bliadna. xl. ar ced o gein Crist, ro faiseat in rig & in Papa .i. Ealituherius sruithe uaidib co n-ebislib co Lucius co rig Breatan, co ro baisditea in rig, co rigaib Breatan arceana.

.ííí. Suareis in treas rig tainig a m-Bretnaib; is leis do ronad

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clad Saxan a n-agaid na m-barbarda .i. Cruithneachu da .m. xxx. ar .c. ceimenn ina fad, & ase ainm in claid sin la Breatnachu Guaul; & ro forcongair clad aile do denam in n-agaid Gaedeal & Cruithneach .i. Clad Na Muice, & do rochairsin iarsin la Breatan co n-a toseachuib.

.íííí. Carausius iardain tanig co crodu do digail Seuir ar Breatnaib co torcair rig Breatan leis, & co ro gab aedgu rig uime tar diden in rig .i. in t-imper; conad ro marb Allectus coraid Romanac, & co ro gab side rige iartain fria re chiana.

.u. Condsantinus mac Constantin Moir mic Ailina ro gab inis Breatan, & adbath, & ro atnacht a Cairsegint .i. Minantia .i.

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ainm aile do cathraig sin; & fallsigid litri i cloich in adnacail a ainm, & forfagaib tri sila is in n-faithche os in cathraig sin, cona fil pocht is in cathraig sin.

.ui. Maixim and seisead imper do gab Breatain. Is na aimsir sin ro tindcsnadh consaileacht ag Romancaib, & nir tograd Cesari for rig eile o sin amach. Is a na aimsir Maximin ro bai an t-apstal uas airmindeach .i. Naem Martain; do Gaillia la Uleicsis doboden.

.uii. Maximain ro gab rigi Breatan, & rug sloga Breatain a Romanacaib co torcair lais Gradian in t-imper, & ro gab fein rigi na h-Eorpa; & ni ro leig uad na sluaig rug leis docum a m-ban & a mac nach a fearann, acht do rad fearanna imda doib o tha in loch fil immullach Sleibe Ioibh co Canacuic budeas & siar co duma Oichiden ait a fuil in chros argna, & is iad sin

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Breatain Letha & tarastair teas dogres, & is aire sin ro gabasdair eachtar-cineada tire Breatan, & ro marbtha Breatain a n-imlib a fearaind.

Gradian imorro, cona brathair .i. Ualentinien a comrigi .ui. bliadna; is n-amsir ro bai in t-espoc uasal i Medolen forceallaid na cathlagda .i. Ambros.

Ualanentinen & Teothas a comflathus ocht m-bliadna, is na h-aimsir ro tineolaid in seanad i Constantin .i. l. ar tri ccc. do srutib do dicur iris Maiccidoin .i. diultad in Spirid Naem; & is 'na aimsir ro bai Cirine uasal sagart i m-Beithil Iuda in t-eidirceartaigh cathlagda.

Gradian ceana mar dubramar & Ualenten h-i rigi co ro rigad Maximen o na mileadaib a n-inis Breatan, & co n-deachaid tar muir a Francaib, & co ro foruaslaigid in rig Graidian tre brath

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magisdreach na milid .i. Parassis Mearobladis; co ro teith in rig co Lugdon, co ro gabad ann, & co ro marbad.

Maximen & a mac Uictor a comrigi. Martain a Torinis in n-inbaid sin. Maximen imorro ro fadbaigid leis na consalu o etgu rigda .i. la Ualentinen & la Teothas is in treas licc on cathair Eigilia, & ro tamnaiged o cinn is in lug sin. Do rochair imorro a mac .i. Uictor h-i Francaib las in comit dianad ainm Arguba. O tus domain u. m. dc. xc., co sin, do reir cach croinice sin.