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At Domitianus Mucianusque antequam Alpibus propinquarent, prosperos rerum in Treviris gestarum nuntios
accepere. praecipua victoriae fides dux hostium Valentinus
nequaquam abiecto animo, quos spiritus gessisset, vultu ferebat. auditus ideo tantum ut nosceretur ingenium eius,
damnatusque inter ipsum supplicium exprobranti cuidam
patriam eius captam accipere se solacium mortis respondit.
sed Mucianus quod diu occultaverat, ut recens exprompsit:
quoniam benignitate deum fractae hostium vires forent, parum decore Domitianum confecto prope bello alienae gloriae
interventurum. si status imperii aut salus Galliarum in discrimine verteretur, debuisse Caesarem in acie stare, Canninefatis Batavosque minoribus ducibus delegandos: ipse Luguduni vim fortunamque principatus e proximo ostentaret,
nec parvis periculis immixtus et maioribus non defuturus.
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