So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand. On the whole, however, the conclusions I have drawn from the proofs quoted may, I believe, safely be relied on. Assuredly they will not be disturbed either by the lays of a poet displaying the exaggeration of his craft, or by the compositions of the chroniclers that are attractive at truth's expense;
Eta horrela, gerra honi dagokionez, nahiz eta gudan diharduten gizakiek huraxe dela inoizko garrantzitsuena pentsatu ohi duten eta, hura bukatu ondoren, antzinako gertaerak mirestera igaro ohi diren, gerra hau, diot, gertaeretan euretan oinarrituta aztertzen duenak, lehengo beste edozein baino garrantzitsuagoa izan dela ikusiko du.