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for_o this_o exploit_n he_o afterward_o at_o his_o come_n to_o rome_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o demand_v a_o triumph_n and_o divine_a honour_n to_o be_v assign_v he_o but_o find_v the_o senator_n for_o the_o most_o part_n unwilling_a to_o give_v their_o assent_n he_o burst_v out_o into_o threat_n and_o have_v slay_v some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o place_n if_o they_o have_v not_o speedy_o avoid_v his_o fury_n after_o this_o himself_o in_o open_a assembly_n make_v a_o declaration_n of_o his_o journey_n and_o what_o adventure_n he_o have_v pass_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o ocean_n as_o himself_o vain_o term_v it_o whereat_o the_o common_a people_n either_o for_o fear_n or_o flattery_n give_v a_o general_a applause_n which_o he_o take_v it_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o their_o desire_n to_o have_v he_o place_v among_o their_o god_n reward_v in_o this_o shameful_a manner_n he_o cause_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o gold_n and_o
very_a grief_n slay_v himself_o chap._n vi_o suetonius_n renforce_v the_o roman_a garrison_n variance_n between_o he_o and_o classicianus_n the_o procurator_n polycletus_n be_v send_v by_o nero_n the_o emperor_n to_o examine_v their_o do_n suetonius_n be_v discharge_v of_o the_o army_n which_o he_o deliver_v up_o to_o turpilianus_n then_o suetonius_n have_v gather_v together_o his_o disperse_a troop_n certain_a legionarie_a soldier_n and_o cohort_n of_o auxiliary_n be_v send_v he_o out_o of_o germany_n to_o renforce_v the_o garrison_n and_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n some_o of_o the_o britan_n that_o either_o open_o resist_v or_o elsstood_v doubtful_o affect_v be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n and_o some_o that_o escape_v the_o sword_n die_v of_o famine_n for_o lack_n of_o corn_n a_o calamity_n incident_a to_o they_o as_o to_o a_o people_n give_v rather_o to_o war_n then_o husbandry_n the_o rest_n find_v mean_n to_o relieve_v themselves_o by_o the_o roman_n provision_n and_o 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receive_v into_o favour_n all_o such_o as_o will_v yield_v themselves_o he_o write_v letter_n also_o to_o rome_n signify_v to_o the_o senate_n that_o they_o shall_v look_v for_o no_o end_n of_o the_o war_n in_o britanny_n so_o long_o as_o suetonius_n continue_v the_o government_n there_o and_o that_o the_o ill_a success_n which_o he_o have_v in_o the_o service_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o his_o own_o ill_a carriage_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o good_a to_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n hereupon_o nero_n send_v polycletus_n a_o libertine_n into_o britanny_n to_o examine_v and_o report_v the_o state_n of_o the_o affair_n there_o and_o to_o interpose_v his_o authority_n as_o a_o mean_a to_o reconcile_v the_o lieutenant_n &_o the_o procurator_n &_o to_o win_v the_o britan_n to_o embrace_v peace_n at_o his_o land_n in_o the_o i_o will_v the_o roman_a soldier_n there_o seem_v to_o fear_v &_o reverence_v he_o &_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n be_v diverse_o report_v at_o the_o first_o but_o the_o britan_n deride_v he_o for_o as_o man_n be_v bear_v free_a they_o know_v not_o till_o that_o time_n the_o power_n of_o libertine_n man_n make_v free_a but_o rather_o marvail_v that_o a_o captain_n and_o a_o army_n which_o have_v achieve_v so_o great_a a_o enterprise_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o obey_v and_o yield_v a_o account_n of_o their_o action_n to_o a_o base_a bondslave_n as_o they_o term_v he_o these_o thing_n howsoever_o they_o be_v censure_v by_o other_o yet_o they_o be_v report_v to_o nero_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o reporter_n thought_n may_v best_o content_v he_o and_o suetonius_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o of_o his_o ship_n be_v command_v the_o war_n be_v not_o yet_o finish_v to_o deliver_v up_o the_o army_n to_o petronius_n turpilianus_n who_o have_v but_o even_o a_o little_a before_o give_v over_o his_o consulship_n chap._n vii_o trebellius_n maximus_n succeed_v turpilianus_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n discord_n in_o the_o army_n between_o trebellius_n and_o celius_n the_o death_n of_o nero_n the_o emperor_n and_o succession_n of_o galba_n otho_n and_o vitellius_n the_o valour_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o fourteen_o legion_n tvrpilianus_fw-la be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o soft_a spirit_n and_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o britan_n fault_n be_v the_o more_o tractable_a and_o ready_a to_o remit_v they_o by_o which_o mean_n have_v compose_v the_o former_a trouble_n he_o deliver_v up_o his_o charge_n to_o trebellius_n maximus_n who_o unfitnesse_n for_o action_n and_o want_v of_o experience_n in_o militare_fw-la matter_n give_v the_o more_o boldness_n to_o the_o britan_n that_o begin_v now_o to_o discover_v the_o defect_n of_o their_o governor_n have_v learn_v both_o to_o flatter_v &_o dissemble_v in_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o present_a time_n and_o occasion_n for_o their_o advantage_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n yield_v themselves_o to_o those_o pleasure_n which_o security_n use_v to_o 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this_o time_n the_o fourteen_o legion_n famous_a for_o many_o great_a attempt_n and_o grow_v now_o more_o insolent_a than_o the_o rest_n be_v revoke_v out_o of_o the_o i_o will_v to_o have_v be_v send_v to_o the_o straits_n about_o the_o caspian_a sea_n though_o afterward_o upon_o intelligence_n of_o the_o revolt_n in_o gallia_n and_o spain_n when_o julius_n vindex_n take_v arm_n against_o nero_n it_o be_v retain_v about_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n for_o a_o safeguard_n to_o those_o part_n in_o the_o turbulent_a time_n that_o ensue_v nero_n death_n it_o take_v part_n with_o otho_n against_o vitellius_n at_o the_o battle_n near_o bebriacum_n where_o otho_n be_v overthrow_v and_o vitellius_n after_o the_o victory_n suspect_v the_o soldier_n of_o that_o legion_n as_o know_v their_o great_a stomach_n and_o ill_a affection_n towards_o he_o think_v it_o expedient_a to_o join_v to_o they_o the_o hollander_n batavian_n cohort_n that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o inveterate_a hatred_n between_o they_o they_o may_v one_o oppose_v the_o other_o and_o himself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v more_o secure_a chap._n viii_o vectius_n bolanus_n be_v send_v by_o vitellius_n the_o emperor_n to_o take_v charge_n of_o the_o army_n in_o britanny_n vespasian_n succeed_v vitellius_n in_o the_o empire_n the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n assign_v to_o petilius_n cerealis_n who_o soon_o after_o leave_v the_o same_o to_o julius_n frontinus_n vectius_n bolanus_n a_o man_n not_o much_o unlike_o trebellius_n in_o some_o respect_n be_v send_v over_o by_o vitellius_n during_o the_o time_n of_o who_o government_n the_o like_a disorder_n continue_v still_o in_o the_o camp_n save_v that_o bolanus_n by_o the_o mildness_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v not_o touch_v otherwise_o in_o his_o reputation_n have_v purchase_v love_n and_o good_a will_n in_o stead_n of_o fear_n and_o obedience_n in_o his_o time_n diverse_a choice_n man_n of_o war_n take_v out_o of_o the_o
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