The Book Row Book chap 31 March 1931

6 Vals

CONTENTS.

BOOK IV.

I. CRUELTIES committed at Rome by Vespasian's army.
II. Lucius Vitellius surrenders with all his forces, and is
put to death. III. Affairs in Campania composed by Luci-
lius Bassus. The sovereignty of Vespasian confirmed by
the senate with demonstrations of obsequious duty. IV.
Honours conferred on Mucianus in his absence. Antonius
and Arrius Varus raised to dignities. The capitol to be re-
built: Helvidius Priscus displays a spirit of liberty. V. The
character of Helvidius Priscus. His contest with Eprius
Marcellus. IX. A debate concerning the public expendi-
ture. X. Musonius Rufus attacks Publius Celer, the in-
former, who ruined Barea Soranus. XI. Mucianus enters
the city of Rome. He assumes the whole power of the
state. Calpurnius Galerianus put to death, and also Asiati-
cus the freedman. XII. A war breaks out in Germany. The
causes of it. Claudius Civilis, a Batavian, heads the revolt.
XIV, The Batavians under Civilis, and the Caninefates
under Brinno, the first to take up arms. XV. The Frisians
join the league. A fortress of the Romans demolished;
their garrisons cut off. A victory obtained by Civilis.
XVII. The German nations take up arms. Civilis applies
to the states of Gaul for their assistance. XVIII. The in-
activity of Hordeonius Flaccus. Mummius Lupercus gives
battle to Civilis. The veteran cohorts of the Batavians in
the service of Rome go over to the enemy. The Romans
routed. They escape to the old camp called Vetera. XIX.
Some cohorts of the Caninefates and Batavians, on their
march to Rome, drawn over by Civilis to his party. They
return in spite of Hordeonius Flaccus towards the Lower
Germany, and defeat the Romans at Bonn. XXI. Civilis,

to conceal his real design, pretends to espouse the cause
of Vespasian. XXII. He lays siege to the old camp called
Vetera. XXIV. Hordeonius Flaccus driven from his com-
mand by a mutiny in his camp: he resigns his authority to
Vocula. XXVI. Herennius Gallus associated with Vocula.
The army encamps at Gelduba. A ship loaded with corn
drawn away from the Romans to the opposite bank of the
Rhine. Herennius Gallus receives violent blows from his
own soldiers, and is thrown into prison, but released by
Vocula. XXIX. Civilis attempts in the night-time to
storm the old camp. XXXI. By letters from Antonius the
Romans receive intelligence of the victory at Cremona.
The auxiliaries from Gaul renounce the cause of Vitellius.
Hordeonius Flaccus enforces the oath of fidelity to Vespa-
sian. XXXII. Montanus, who commanded a Vitellian cohort
at Cremona, is sent to Civilis to require that chief to lay
down his arms. Civilis inflames the turbulent spirit of
Montanus. XXXIII. Civilis sends a detachment against
Vocula. A battle is fought, prosperous at first on the side
of the Germans. The Romans prevail at last. Vocula
makes no use of his victory. XXXVI. Civilis makes himself
master of Gelduba. A fresh sedition among the Romans.
The soldiers murder Hordeonius Flaccus. Vocula in the
disguise of a slave makes his escape. XXXVII. Vocula
resumes the command, and marches to raise the siege of
Magontiacum. The Treverians revolt to Civilis. XXXVIII.
Transactions at Rome. Vespasian and Titus declared con-
suls in their absence. A famine dreaded at Rome, and
Africa supposed to be in arms. XXXIX. Domitian prætor.
Mucianus jealous of Antonius Primus, and Arrius Varus.
He lessens the power of both. Part of the army ordered
back to Germany, and tranquillity thereby restored at
Rome. XL. Honour done to the memory of Galba. Muso-
nius Rufus renews his accusation against Publius Celer.
Celer condemned. XLII. Messala intercedes for his brother
Aquilius Regulus, a notorious informer. Curtius Monta-
nus makes a vehement speech against Regulus. XLIII.
Eprius Marcellus is again attacked by Helvidius Priscus.
Domitian proposes a general oblivion of all past grievances.
A few offenders ordered to return to their place of exile.

XLV. A senator complains of having been beat by the in-
habitants of Sienna. The guilty brought to Rome, and
punished. XLVI. A violent sedition among the prætorian
bands quelled by Mucianus. The order of succession to
the consulship established by Vitellius declared void. The
funeral of Flavius Sabinus performed with the honours
usually paid to the rank of censor. XLVIII. Assassination
of Lucius Piso in Africa. L. War between the Eensians
and the people of Leptis prevented by Festus, the com-
mander of the legions. The Garamantes put to flight. LI.
Vespasian informed of the death of Vitellius. Succours
offered by the Parthian king, but refused. LII. Vespasian
exasperated by the accounts of Domitian's conduct at
Rome. Titus endeavours to mitigate the anger of his
father, and sets out to conduct the war against the Jews.
LIII. The rebuilding of the capitol intrusted to Lucius
Vestinus. LIV. Two wars at once in Germany and Gaul,
occasioned by the death of Vitellius. Civilis avows his
hostile intentions. The Treverians and Lingones revolt
from the Romans, under the influence of Classicus, Tutor,
and Julius Sabinus. The other states of Gaul on the point
of revolting. LVIII. Vocula harangues his soldiers. He is
slain by an emissary sent by Classicus. The soldiers de-
clare for the empire of the Gauls. LX. The legions,
besieged in the old camp, submit in like manner to the
Gauls. LXI. Vow of Civilis to let his beard grow: after
the defeat of the legions, he thinks his vow complete. He
is said to have given certain Roman prisoners to his infant
son, to divert himself with shooting arrows at them. He
sends presents to Veleda, the German prophetess; Mum-
mius Lupercus sent to her as a present; he is killed on the
road. Veleda had foretold the destruction of the legions,
and her authority increases throughout Germany. LXII.
The captive legions march in a dismal procession from
Novesium to the Treverian territories. Magnanimous
behaviour of the Picentinian squadron of horse. LXIII.
The Agrippinian colony in danger from the nations be-
yond the Rhine. LXVI. Civilis gives battle to Claudius
Labio; and, having routed him, receives the Batavians and
Tungrians under his protection. LXVII. The Lingones