[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la) › [Middle Ages (700 – 1500)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval) › [Indian story lineages in Latin](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.narrative) › Deeds of the Romans # Deeds of the Romans (Gesta Romanorum) Moralised tales; one cites the old law of India that a wife should burn herself after her husband's death (c. 6), another tells of the poison-maiden sent to Alexander (c. 11). - **Language:** Latin - **Date:** 1300–1350 CE - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Translations (1) - [Gesta Romanorum, or, Entertaining Stories](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.narrative.gesta-romanorum~en-swan) — English, not yet digitised --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.narrative.gesta-romanorum](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.la.medieval.narrative.gesta-romanorum) · Pramāṇa