Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and IITacitus, Cornelius
History
Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II
Tacitus, Cornelius
Rome -- History -- Civil War, 68-69; Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96
[23] A squadron of Spanish horse, called after some governor
of the province where it was raised.
[24] The Inn.
[25] Probably under Domitian, who married Corbulo's daughter.
[26] See ii. 46.
[27] Oderzo and Altino.
[28] Este.
[29] A Gallic troop called after some unknown governor.
[30] (?) Legnago.
[31] Over the Adige.
[32] Vicenza.
[33] The Brenner.
[34] i.e. Alexandria.
[35] i.e. Egypt, Syria, Asia.
[36] Ostiglia.
[37] From Moesia (cp. chap. 5).
[38] The legate Tettius Julianus had fled (see ii. 85).
[39] He also wrote a history of the period, which Tacitus
found useful (see ii. 101, note 459). He is one of the
characters in the _Dialogue on Oratory_, and many passages
show that Tacitus admired him greatly, both for his character
and his eloquence.
[40] The text here is doubtful. There seems to be no exact
parallel to the absolute use of _praesumpsere_. In the
Medicean MS. the whole passage, from _revirescere_ at the end
of chap. 7 down to _inimici_ here, has been transposed to the
beginning of chap. 5, where it stands between the second and
third syllables of the word _Saturnino_. Thus in M.
_praesumpsere_ stands immediately after _partes_. It is
possible that the word _partes_ may belong to this passage as
well as to the end of chap. 7. _Praesumpsere partes_ would
mean 'they took their own cause for granted' (cp. Quintilian
xi. 1. 27). The addition of _ut inimici_ would add the sense
of 'hostile prejudice'.
[41] Gallica.
[42] See chap. 4, note 15.
[43] Saturninus.
[44] We have seen this trick before (cp. i. 45).
[45] Mars, Bellona, Victoria, Pavor, &c., whose images were
wrought in medallion on the shafts of the standards, which
themselves too were held sacred.
[46] i.e. Vedius, Dillius, Numisius, Vipstanus Messala.
DISSENSION IN VITELLIUS' CAMP
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