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Notes Display Latin text | Translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb Book II Chapter 22: War with the Germans. The victory is celebrated.[AD 16] | Next chapter Return to index Previous chapter |
Having publicly praised his victorious troops Caesar [Note 1] raised a pile of arms with the proud inscription, "The army of Tiberius Caesar, after thoroughly conquering the tribes between the Rhine and the Elbe, has dedicated this monument to Mars, Jupiter, and Augustus." He added nothing about himself, fearing jealousy, or thinking that the consciousness of the achievement was enough. Next he charged Stertinius with making war on the Angrivarii, but they hastened to surrender. And, as suppliants, by refusing nothing, they obtained a full pardon. Note 1: Caesar = Germanicus
Event: War with the Germans |