« Dio 36.14 | Dio 36.15 | Dio 36.16 | About This Work »
15Lucullus, then, was in perplexity, both for these reasons and because Marcius [Rex], Acilius’ predecessor, who was on his way to Cilicia, his destined province, had refused a request of his for aid. 2He hesitated, on the one hand, to strike camp with no purpose in view, and he feared, on the other hand, to stand his ground; hence he set out against Tigranes, to see if he could repulse him while off his guard and tired from the march, and at the same time put a stop somehow to the mutiny of the soldiers. However, he attained neither object. 3The army accompanied him to a certain spot from which it was possible to turn aside into Cappadocia, when all with one consent without a word turned off in that direction. The Valerians, indeed, learning that they had been discharged by the authorities at home, withdrew altogether.
« Dio 36.14 | Dio 36.15 | Dio 36.16 | About This Work »