Militis hic in adverso casu tam egregius tamque virilis animus quam <quem> relaturus sum imperatoris: P. enim Crassus, cum Aristonico bellum in Asia gerens, a Thracibus, quorum is magnum numerum in praesidio habebat, inter Elaeam et Myrinam exceptus, ne in dicionem eius perveniret, dedecus arcessita ratione mortis effugit: virgam enim, qua ad regendum equum usus fuerat, in unius barbari oculum derexit.
This spirit of the soldier in adversity was as extraordinary and manly as the generals which I am about to relate. P. Crassus was waging war in Asia against Aristonicus, when he was captured between Elaea and Myrina by Thracians, of whom Aristonicus had a large number in his army. To avoid falling into his power Crassus escaped dishonour by a mode of death of his own inviting. He thrust a rod which he had used for governing his horse into the eye of one of the barbarians.
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