Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 29.5.4

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[4] To avert this danger before an implacable enemy should increase in strength, Theodosius, commander of the cavalry, was sent with the aid of a small body of the court troops, since in his merits (as a man efficient in accomplishing his ends) he surpassed all others of his time. He might well be compared with Domitius Corbulo and Lusius¹ of old, of whom the former under Nero, the latter during Trajan’s reign, were famed for many brave deeds.

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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History (English) (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).)

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[4] Ad hoc periculum antequam¹ hostis implacabilis incrementis virium adulescerent, abolendum cum comitatensis auxilio militis pauci Theodosius magister equitum mittitur, cuius virtutes (ut impetrabilis) ea tempestate prae ceteris enitebant:² Domitii Corbulonis et Lusii simillimi veterum,³ quorum prior sub Nerone, alter Traiano rem regente Romanam pluribus inclaruere fortibus factis.

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1. On Domitius see Index. Lusius Quietus served as legatus in the Dacian wars of Trajan, and in the East. Both men fell victims to the envy of the courtiers and emperors. The same fate overtook Theodosius; hence an additional reason for the comparison.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 29.5.4

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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