Ille re subita, quamquam multa simul offunderentur, metus ex imperatore, contemptio ex barbaris, ludibrium apud socios, nihil aliud prolocutus quam Beatos quondam duces Romanos, signum receptui dedit.
He was taken by surprise; but although a multitude of consequences poured upon his mind'danger from the emperor, contempt from the barbarians, ridicule on the side of the provincials'he made no remark except: Happy the Roman generals before my time! and gave the signal for retreat.
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