3. =Aurēliānus=: his reign presents a succession of brilliant exploits, and it seemed for a time that he would restore Rome to her former position. The Goths, Vandals, and the Alemanni were conquered. Zenobia, who had succeeded her husband as ruler of Palmyra, was captured and carried to Rome. Tetricus was crushed near Catalauni. Aurelian commenced many works of public utility, including a new city wall. He was on his way to chastise the Persians when he was killed by some of his officers, a conspiracy having been formed against him. Creighton, p. 109. 11. ‘=Ēripe mē=’: _Aeneid_, VI, 365. 12. =Zēnobiam=: she was not content with the power she had, but tried to extend her sway over all Syria, Asia, and Egypt. Aurelian captured Palmyra in 273 A.D., and took her prisoner. After adorning his triumphal procession, her life was spared and she lived near Tibur for several years. =occīsō Odenāthō=: it is said that he was assassinated and that Zenobia had a hand in it. PAGE 88. CH. 15. 2. =Dāciam … intermīsit=: he made the Danube the boundary of the empire, as Augustus had done. 8. =servī=: the private secretary of the emperor. He is generally said to have been a freedman. 13. =mors … fuit=: Tacitus had the assassins put to death soon after the beginning of his reign. CH. 17. 21. =Probus=: his full name was Marcus Aurelius Probus. He was as just and virtuous as he was warlike, and is deservedly regarded as one of the greatest and best of the Roman emperors. 27. =apud Sirmium=: it was his birthplace. PAGE 89. 4. =tumultū mīlitārī=: the soldiers mutinied because he had employed them in laborious public works. CH. 18. 14. =oculōrum dolōre correptus=: ‘affected with a disease of the eye.’ CH. 19. 24. =mātrimōnia=: cf. _mātrimōnia_, Ch. 9. PAGE 90. 4. =Dioclētiānum=: he was born near Salona in Dalmatia. He rose in the army from one position to another until on the assassination of Numerianus he was chosen emperor. He made a great change in the system of government. In 286 A.D. he associated Maximianus with himself as a colleague and gave him the title of Augustus. Six years later, 292 A.D., Constantius Chlorus and Galerius were proclaimed Caesars, and the government of the Roman world was divided among four men, Diocletian taking the East, with Nicomedia as his residence; Maximianus taking Italy and Africa, with Milan as his residence; Constantius taking Britain, Gaul, and Spain, with Treves as his residence; Galerius taking Illyricum and the whole line of the Danube, with Sirmium as his residence. This division was natural and possessed many advantages. It was the only way that the falling empire could be preserved, and a semblance of union retained. Creighton, p. 109. CH. 21. 22. =strēnuae mīlitiae ōrdine=: ‘by a course of active service.’ 24. =accēpisset=: sc. _imperium_. 29. =Britanniās occupāvit=: in 287 A.D. PAGE 91. CH. 22. 5. =Cōnstantium=: surnamed Chlorus, ‘the pale.’