nihil ipsum ut imperator fieret agitasse, nihil fecisse nisi quod meruit et paruit? Paruisti enim, Caesar, et ad principatum obsequio pervenisti, nihilque magis a te subiecti animo factum est quam quod imperare coepisti, iam Caesar iam imperator iam Germanicus absens et ignarus, et post tanta nomina, quantum ad te pertinet, privatus.
and yet take no steps himself to become emperor and do nothing in fact except serve as a soldier and obey. Yes, Caesar, you obeyed, and it was your obedience which raised you to the principate; nothing is better proof of your sense of discipline than the fact that you started your reign with these splendid titles of Caesar, Imperator, and Germanicus granted you when you were far from Rome and unaware of your future, yet still in your own heart remained a loyal subject.
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