[89] Between the
provinces
of Upper and Lower Germany.
Tacitus
However, such was the zeal of the soldiers that they even
did the general's duties, and behaved exactly as if he had been
present to encourage the alert and threaten the laggards. They
promptly fell in and began to clamour for the signal to start. The
title of Germanicus was then and there conferred on Vitellius: Caesar
he would never be called, even after his victory.
FOOTNOTES:
[86] Cp. chap. 14.
[87] At Pharsalia Caesar defeated Pompey, 48 B. C. ; at Mutina
the consul Hirtius defeated Antony, 43 B. C. ; at Philippi
Octavian defeated Brutus and Cassius, 42 B. C. ; at Perusia
Octavian defeated Antony's brother Lucius, 40 B. C.
[88] See note 15.
[89] Between the provinces of Upper and Lower Germany.
[90] In the Gallic tongue this signified 'pot-belly'.
[91] The Sequani had their capital at Vesontio (Besançon), the
Aedui at Augustodunum (Autun).
[92] Cp. chap. 8. The land was that taken from the Treviri
(chap. 53).
[93] Lyons.
[94] A. D. 68.
[95] According to Suetonius he used to kiss the soldiers he
met in the road; make friends with ostlers and travellers at
wayside inns; and go about in the morning asking everybody
'Have you had breakfast yet? ' demonstrating by his hiccoughs
that he had done so himself.
[96] Cp. chap.
did the general's duties, and behaved exactly as if he had been
present to encourage the alert and threaten the laggards. They
promptly fell in and began to clamour for the signal to start. The
title of Germanicus was then and there conferred on Vitellius: Caesar
he would never be called, even after his victory.
FOOTNOTES:
[86] Cp. chap. 14.
[87] At Pharsalia Caesar defeated Pompey, 48 B. C. ; at Mutina
the consul Hirtius defeated Antony, 43 B. C. ; at Philippi
Octavian defeated Brutus and Cassius, 42 B. C. ; at Perusia
Octavian defeated Antony's brother Lucius, 40 B. C.
[88] See note 15.
[89] Between the provinces of Upper and Lower Germany.
[90] In the Gallic tongue this signified 'pot-belly'.
[91] The Sequani had their capital at Vesontio (Besançon), the
Aedui at Augustodunum (Autun).
[92] Cp. chap. 8. The land was that taken from the Treviri
(chap. 53).
[93] Lyons.
[94] A. D. 68.
[95] According to Suetonius he used to kiss the soldiers he
met in the road; make friends with ostlers and travellers at
wayside inns; and go about in the morning asking everybody
'Have you had breakfast yet? ' demonstrating by his hiccoughs
that he had done so himself.
[96] Cp. chap.
