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Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 66 (search)
Vitellius was troubled by the spirit of the vanquished legions, which was
any thing but broken. Scattered through all parts of Italy, and mingled with the conquerors, they spoke the
language of enemies. The soldiers of the 14th
VITELLIUS' VENGEANCE
legion were peculiarly furious. They
said that they had not been vanquished; that at the battle of Bedriacum only the veterans had been beaten, and that
the strength of the legion had been absent. It was resolved that these
troops should be sent back to Britain, from which
province Nero had summoned them, and that the Batavian cohorts should in the
meantime be quartered with them, because there was an old feud between them
and the 14th. In the presence of such animosities between these armed
masses, harmony did not last long. At Augusta of the Taurini it happened
that a Batavian soldier fiercely charged some artisan with having cheated
him, and that a soldier of the legion took the part of his host. Each man's
comrades gathered
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 83 (search)
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
II, chapter 90 (search)
The next day, as if he were
addressing the Senate and people of another State, he pronounced a high
panegyric on himself, extolling his own energy and moderation, though his
enormities were known to the very persons who were present and to the whole
of Italy, his progress through which had been
disgraced by sloth and profligacy. Yet the mob, who had no patriotic
anxieties, and who, without distinguishing between truth and falsehood, had
learnt the lesson of habitual flattery, applauded him with shouts and
acclamations, and, reluctant as he was to assume the name of Augustus,
extorted from him a compliance as idle as his previous refusal.
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
III, chapter 1 (search)
UNDER happier auspices and in a more loyal spirit the
Flavianist leaders were discussing the plans of the campaign. They had
assembled at Petovio, the winter-quarters of the
13th legion. There they debated, whether they should blockade the passes of
the Pannonian Alps till the whole strength of their
party should be gathered in their rear, or whether it would be the more
vigorous policy to close with the enemy, and to contend for the possession
of Italy. Those who thought it advisable to wait for
reinforcements, and to protract the campaign, dwelt on the strength and
reputation of the German legions. "Vitellius," they said, "has now joined
them with the flower of the British army. Our numbers are not even equal to
those of the legions whom they lately defeated; and the conquered, let them
talk as fiercely as they will, lose something of their courage. But, if we
occupy meanwhile the passes of the Alps, Mucianus
will come up with the forces of the East. Vespasian has in a
Cornelius Tacitus, The History (ed. Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb), BOOK
III, chapter 2 (search)
In answer to this, Antonius
Primus, who was the most energetic promoter of the war, declared that prompt
action would be advantageous to themselves, and fatal to Vitellius.
"Supineness," he said, "rather than confidence has grown upon the
conquerors. They are not even kept under arms or within camps. In every town
of Italy, sunk in sloth, formidable only to their
entertainers, they have drunk of unaccustomed pleasures with an eagerness
equal to the rudeness of their former life. They have been emasculated
by
the circus, the theatre, and the allurements of the capital,
or they are worn out with sickness. Yet even to these men, if you give them
time, their old vigour will return with the preparation for war. Germany, whence their strength is drawn, is not far
away; Britain is separated only by a strait; the
provinces of Gaul and Spain
are near; on either side they can find troops, horses, tribute; they have
Italy itself, and the resources of the capital, and,
should the