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Browsing named entities in C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson). You can also browse the collection for Illyria or search for Illyria in all documents.
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C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Julius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 22 (search)
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Julius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 29 (search)
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Julius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 36 (search)
During the whole course of the civil war, he never once suffered any defeat, except in the case of his lieutenants; of whom Caius Curio fell in Africa, Caius Antonius was made prisoner in Illyricum, Publius Dolabella lost a fleet in the same Illyricum, and Cneius Domitius Calvinus, an army in Pontus.
In every encounter with the enemy where he himself commanded, he came off with complete success; nor was the issue ever doubtful, except on two occasions: once at Dyrrachium, when, being obliged tt in the same Illyricum, and Cneius Domitius Calvinus, an army in Pontus.
In every encounter with the enemy where he himself commanded, he came off with complete success; nor was the issue ever doubtful, except on two occasions: once at Dyrrachium, when, being obliged to give ground, and Pompey not pursuing his advantage, he said that "Pompey knew not how to conquer;" the other instance occurred in his last battle in Spain, when, despairing of the event, he even had thoughts of killing himself.
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 19 (search)
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 21 (search)
He conquered, however, partly in person, and
partly by his lieutenants, Cantabria,Cantabria, in the north of Spain, now the Basque province. Aquitania and Pannonia,The ancient Pannonia includes Hungary and part of Austria, Styria
and Carniola.
Dalmatia, with all Illyricum and Rhaetia,The Rhaetian Alps are that part of the chain bordering on the Tyrol. besides
the two Alpine nations, the Vindelici and the Salassii.The Vindelici principally occupied the country which is now the
kingdom of Bavaria; and the Salassii, that part of Piedmont which includes the valley of Aost. He
also checked the incursions of the Dacians, by cutting off
three of their generals with vast armies, and drove the
Germans beyond the river Elbe; removing two other
tribes who submitted, the Ubii and Sicambri, into Gaul,
and settling them in the country bordering on the Rhine.
Other nations also, which broke into revolt, he reduced to
submission. But he never made war upon any nation
without just and necessary cause
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 25 (search)
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Augustus (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 95 (search)
The glory he acquired by these successes received an increase from the conjuncture in which they happened.
For almost about that very timeA.U.C. 762 Quintilius Varus was cut off with three legions in Germany; and it was generally believed that the victorious Germans would have joined the Pannonians, had not the war of Illyricum been previously concluded.
A triumph, therefore, besides many other great honours, was decreed him.
Some proposed that the surname of "Pannonicus," others that of "Invincible," and others, of "Pius," should be conferred on him; but Augustus interposed, engaging for him that he would be satisfied with that to which he would succeed at his death.
He postponed his triumph, because the state was at that time under great affliction for the disaster of Varus and his army.
Nevertheless, he entered the city in a triumphal robe, crowned with laurel, and mounting a tribunal in the Septa, sat with Augustus between the two consuls, whilst the senate gave their attendance