sentences:  The offers of Galerius were rejected with firmness, his friendship refused, and it was not long before he discovered that, unless he retreated, he would share Severus' fate.It was not a moment too soon; large monetary gifts from Maxentius to his soldiers had corrupted the fidelity of the Illyrian legions.When Galerius finally began his withdrawal from Italy, it was only with great difficulty that he managed to stop his veterans deserting him.