10-24-2021, 08:44 PM
Nathan wrote:
so Tacitus implies the fighting was actually over by that point, but I'm not sure why this is significant; surely all outgoing governors handed their army over to their successors?
I had interpreted "as though" in the opposite way - that Tacitus was outraged that the war was still going on and the army that he had amassed was to be given over to the new Governor, otherwise as you say, why mention something that would happen anyway.
Tacitus had little time for military leaders who didn't attack the enemy (eg: Veranius, Turpilianus and Trebellius) so for Seutonius Petronius not to be allowed to finish the job was a bitter pill to swallow.
so Tacitus implies the fighting was actually over by that point, but I'm not sure why this is significant; surely all outgoing governors handed their army over to their successors?
I had interpreted "as though" in the opposite way - that Tacitus was outraged that the war was still going on and the army that he had amassed was to be given over to the new Governor, otherwise as you say, why mention something that would happen anyway.
Tacitus had little time for military leaders who didn't attack the enemy (eg: Veranius, Turpilianus and Trebellius) so for Seutonius Petronius not to be allowed to finish the job was a bitter pill to swallow.
Deryk
