Qua succensus alacritate, Valens castra promovit ad Phrygiam et prope Nacoliam collatis manibus partium, dum in ancipiti articulo proelium versaretur, Agilo rem excursu prodidit repentino, eumque secuti complures, iam pila quatientes et gladios, ad imperatorem transeunt cum vexillis, scuta perversa gestantes, quod defectionis signum est apertissimum.
Fired with eagerness at this, Valens marched on to Phrygia, and the two sides had already joined battle near Nacolia, when Agilo at the critical point in the contest turned traitor by suddenly going over to the enemy; then many others followed him who were already brandishing their pikes and swords, and deserted to the emperor with their standards and with their shields reversed, which is the most evident sign of defection.
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