accipit ille preces varias tardeque rogatus adnuit et magno pacem pro munere donat. nobilitant veteres Germanica foedera Drusos, 455 Marte sed ancipiti, sed multis cladibus empta--quis victum meminit sola formidine Rhenum? quod longis alii bellis potuere mereri, hoc tibi dat Stilichonis iter. Post otia Galli limitis hortaris Graias fulcire ruinas. 460 Ionium tegitur velis ventique laborant tot curvare sinus servaturasque Corinthum prosequitur facili Neptunus gurgite classes, et puer, Isthmiaci iam pridem litoris exul, secura repetit portus cum matre Palaemon. 465 plaustra cruore natant: metitur pellita iuventus: pars morbo, pars ense perit. non lustra Lycaei, non Erymantheae iam copia sufficit umbrae innumeris exusta rogis, nudataque ferro sic flagrasse suas laetantur Maenala silvas. 470 excutiat cineres Ephyre, Spartanus et Arcas tutior exanguis pedibus proculcet acervos fessaque pensatis respiret Graecia poenis! gens, qua non Scythicos diffusior ulla Triones incoluit, cui parvus Athos angustaque Thrace, 475 cum transiret, erat, per te viresque tuorum fracta ducum lugetque sibi iam rara superstes, et, quorum turbae spatium vix praebuit orbis, uno colle latent. sitiens inclusaque vallo * * * * * Page 321 to their various prayers, gives tardy assent to their entreaties and of his great bounty bestows upon them peace. A covenant with Germany gave glory to the Drusi of old, but purchased by what uncertain warfare, by how many disasters! Who can recall the Rhine conquered by terror alone? That which others were enabled to win by long wars--this, Honorius, Stilicho’s mere march gives thee.