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C. CORNELII
T ACITI
AB EXCESSV NEPvONIS
HISTORIARVM LlBER. III.
E l i o r e fato fideqj Flanianarum partium
-duccs consiia belli traeEabant. Petouionem
tinhibernaTertisedecImag legionis conug:-
nerann illic agitauer.e, placeretne obilrui
Pannonite Alpes, donec a tergo vires vni-
uersa: consurgerent, anire coiiiinus, &c cer-
tare pro Italia constantius foret. Quibus op-
peririauxilia, &trahere bellum viaebatur, Germamcarum leguh-
mm vimfamamjj extollehant, & adu.emjfe mo% cum Vitellio Britannici
txercitm rohora: tpjh nec rtumerumparempuifarum nuperlegionum, cJ
peref Vejpafano marexlajfesfeudiaproumciaru^per qiuvs velut altenrn
heili molcm cieret. Jta faluhri morj nouas ■yires afforewf pr&fentihm nV
11hilpenturum, Ad ca Antonius Primus (is acerrimus bellicou-
citator)feJHnationemipfs vtilem, Vitellioexitiofim &\&£.'cmt.plmfe-
corcli^ quam fiducin-, accefife vtcionhm. Tpeque enim in procmciu fir
eafrts habitot.per omnia Itaii# municipia defides, tantum hojjitihm
tuendos: quantoferocius antefe egermt, tanto cupidius infelitas volupta*
tes haufejfe. Circo quoqne, ac theatris, fir amoenitate vrhts emollttos, aut
valetudinibmfefsosJSedaddito fpatto, rediturum fir his rohur meditatio-
ne heih. Tjec procul Germaniam^vnde vires; Britanhiamfreto dirimf
juxta GalliaSyHiJJaniasj. vtrimque vtros^equos^tnbuta,tpjfamfi Italiam
(fi opes vrhis, inferre arma vltro velint\ duas ciafses, vacuumsi ll-
lyricum mare. JJutdtum ciaufira montiumprofutura ? qmdtracdum m
afiatem aliam bellumlvndemterimpecumam^ & commeatm > JJhfinpo~
tius eo tpfo vterentur, quod Pannonk4 legiones decepta magis.quam vV
rejurgerem vltimm propersm; tJWefid exercism, mtegrm vire$
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C. CORNELII
T ACITI
AB EXCESSV NEPvONIS
HISTORIARVM LlBER. III.
E l i o r e fato fideqj Flanianarum partium
-duccs consiia belli traeEabant. Petouionem
tinhibernaTertisedecImag legionis conug:-
nerann illic agitauer.e, placeretne obilrui
Pannonite Alpes, donec a tergo vires vni-
uersa: consurgerent, anire coiiiinus, &c cer-
tare pro Italia constantius foret. Quibus op-
peririauxilia, &trahere bellum viaebatur, Germamcarum leguh-
mm vimfamamjj extollehant, & adu.emjfe mo% cum Vitellio Britannici
txercitm rohora: tpjh nec rtumerumparempuifarum nuperlegionum, cJ
peref Vejpafano marexlajfesfeudiaproumciaru^per qiuvs velut altenrn
heili molcm cieret. Jta faluhri morj nouas ■yires afforewf pr&fentihm nV
11hilpenturum, Ad ca Antonius Primus (is acerrimus bellicou-
citator)feJHnationemipfs vtilem, Vitellioexitiofim &\&£.'cmt.plmfe-
corcli^ quam fiducin-, accefife vtcionhm. Tpeque enim in procmciu fir
eafrts habitot.per omnia Itaii# municipia defides, tantum hojjitihm
tuendos: quantoferocius antefe egermt, tanto cupidius infelitas volupta*
tes haufejfe. Circo quoqne, ac theatris, fir amoenitate vrhts emollttos, aut
valetudinibmfefsosJSedaddito fpatto, rediturum fir his rohur meditatio-
ne heih. Tjec procul Germaniam^vnde vires; Britanhiamfreto dirimf
juxta GalliaSyHiJJaniasj. vtrimque vtros^equos^tnbuta,tpjfamfi Italiam
(fi opes vrhis, inferre arma vltro velint\ duas ciafses, vacuumsi ll-
lyricum mare. JJutdtum ciaufira montiumprofutura ? qmdtracdum m
afiatem aliam bellumlvndemterimpecumam^ & commeatm > JJhfinpo~
tius eo tpfo vterentur, quod Pannonk4 legiones decepta magis.quam vV
rejurgerem vltimm propersm; tJWefid exercism, mtegrm vire$
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