THE LIVES
OF
THE TWELVE CAESARS
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[705] A.U.C. 822.
[706] Vienne was a very ancient city of the province of Narbonne, famous
in ecclesiastical history as the early seat of a bishopric in Gaul.
[707] See OTHO, c. ix.
[708] See OTHO, c. ix.
[709] Agrippina, the wife of Nero and mother of Germanicus, founded a
colony on the Rhine at the place of her birth. Tacit. Annal. b. xii. It
became a flourishing city, and its origin may be traced in its modern
name, Cologne.
[710] A dies non fastus, an unlucky day in the Roman calendar, being the
anniversary of their great defeat by the Gauls on the river Allia, which
joins the Tiber about five miles from Rome. This disaster happened on
the 16th of the calends of August [17th July].
[711] Posca was sour wine or vinegar mixed with water, which was used by
the Roman soldiery as their common drink. It has been found beneficial
in the cure of putrid diseases.
[712] Upwards of 4000 pounds sterling. See note, p. 4S7.
[713] In imitation of the form of the public edicts, which began with
the words, BONUM FACTUM.
[714] Catta muliere: The Catti were a German tribe who inhabited the
present countries of Hesse or Baden. Tacitus, De Mor. Germ., informs us
that the Germans placed great confidence in the prophetical inspirations
which they attributed to their women.
[715] Suetonius does not supply any account of the part added by
Tiberius to the palace of the Caesars on the Palatine, although, as it
will be recollected, he has mentioned or described the works of Augustus,
Caligula, and Nero. The banquetting-room here mentioned would easily
command a view of the Capitol, across the narrow intervening valley.
Flavius Sabinus, Vespasian's brother, was prefect of the city.
[716] Caligula.
[717] Lucius and Germanicus, the brother and son of Vitellius, were
slain near Terracina; the former was marching to his brother's relief.
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