The army was thence led back into winter quarters, full of joy to have balanced, by this prosperous expedition, their misfortunes at sea; and by the bounty of Germanicus their happiness was increased; since to each sufferer he paid as much as he declared he had lost; neither was it doubted but that the enemy was tottering and concerting measures for obtaining peace, and that the next summer would terminate the war. Tiberius, by frequent letters, pressed him "to come home to the triumph decreed him." He urged also that he had experienced enough of events and casualties; he had indeed fought great and successful battles, but he must likewise remember his losses and calamities, which (however, owing to wind and waves, and no fault of the general) were yet great and grievous. He himself had been sent nine times into Germany by Augustus, and effected much more by policy than arms. It was thus he had brought the Sygambrians into subjection, thus the Suevians, thus King Maroboduus had been obliged to submit to terms. The Cheruscans, too, and the other hostile nations--now the Roman honor was vindicated--might be left to pursue their own intestine feuds. Germanicus besought one year to accomplish his conquest, but Tiberius assailed his modesty with fresh importunity, by offering him another consulship, the duties of which would require his presence; he added "that if the war were still to be prosecuted, he should leave materials for the fame of his brother, Drusus, who, as there then remained no other enemy, could acquire the title of _Imperator_, and earn the privilege of presenting the laurel in Germany alone." Germanicus persisted no longer; though he knew that this was all hypocrisy, and that through envy he was torn away from a ripened harvest of glory. FOOTNOTES: [19] There were four gates to a Roman camp. Livy says so in express terms: "_Ad quatuor portas exercitum instruxit, ut, signo dato, ex omnibus portubus eruptionem facerent._" The several gates were the _prætorian_; the gate opposite to it, at the extremity of the camp, called the _decuman_; and two others, called the _right_ and _left principals_, because they stood on the right and left sides of the camp, fronting the street called _Principia_. [20] In the camp a place was set apart for taking the auspices, on the right of the general's tent. [21] He assumed this disguise in order to appear like a German soldier. [22] The Romans divided the night into four watches. Each watch was on duty three hours, and then relieved by the next in turn. The third watch began about the modern twelve at night. [23] It appears that the battle was fought in July or the beginning of August, _adulta jam æstate_. If so, the _fifth_ hour nearly agrees with our nine in the morning.