Editing Ambrosius Aurelianus (section)

==According to Bede==
[[Bede]] follows Gildas's account of Ambrosius in his ''[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]'',<ref name="Korrel"/> but in his ''Chronica Majora'' he dates Ambrosius's victory to the reign of the [[Zeno (emperor)|Emperor Zeno]] (474–491).

Bede's treatment of the 5th century history of Great Britain is not particularly valuable as a source. Until about the year 418, Bede could choose between several historical sources and often followed the writings of [[Orosius]]. Following the end of Orosius's history, Bede apparently lacked other available sources and relied extensively on Gildas. Entries from this period tend to be close paraphrases of Gildas's account with mostly stylistic changes.<ref name="Korrel"/> Bede's account of Ambrosius Aurelianus has been translated as following:

{{Blockquote|When the army of the enemy had exterminated or scattered the native peoples, they returned home and the Britons slowly began to recover strength and courage. They emerged from their hiding-places and with one accord they prayed for the help of God that they might not be completely annihilated. Their leader at that time was a certain Ambrosius Aurelianus, a discreet man, who was, as it happened, the sole member of the Roman race who had survived this storm in which his parents, who bore a royal and famous name, had perished. Under his leadership the Britons regained their strength, challenged their victors to battle, and, with God's help, won the day.<ref name="Korrel"/>}}

Bede does not mention the descendants of Ambrosius Aurelianus, nor their supposed degeneracy.<ref name="Korrel"/>