History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . - books,under the title. Wars in Germani/. ^ Urhes trans Rhejium in Gennania reparai-if (Eutropius, viii. 2). See above, pp. 704 sg. Muniinentum Trajani, ten miles from Mayence (Amm. ^[arcellinus, xvii. 1). In respectto the bridge, it is probable that remains of piles still existing were the work of Charlemagnerather than of Trajan. Cf. the Trajan of Dierauer, p. 32, No. 1, in the Unfersuchiingen ofBudinger, 1868. * Pliny, Epist., ii. 17. Penitus excisis. Possibly the two events related, one by Tacitu
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . - books,under the title. Wars in Germani/. ^ Urhes trans Rhejium in Gennania reparai-if (Eutropius, viii. 2). See above, pp. 704 sg. Muniinentum Trajani, ten miles from Mayence (Amm. ^[arcellinus, xvii. 1). In respectto the bridge, it is probable that remains of piles still existing were the work of Charlemagnerather than of Trajan. Cf. the Trajan of Dierauer, p. 32, No. 1, in the Unfersuchiingen ofBudinger, 1868. * Pliny, Epist., ii. 17. Penitus excisis. Possibly the two events related, one by Tacitus, the defeat of theBructeri, the other by Pliny, the restoration of their king, may have been IV. CGC 746 THE ANTO^INES, 96 TO 180 and aided the latter in reconstituting their national existence undera native king, relying upon their feebleness to retain them in r «.•^•v-. Trajan (Bust of the Vaticau, Braccio Xuovo, No. 48). a state of dependence. Thus, upon the Lower Rhine, peace wassecured, and the influence of Eome reached as far as the Weser.^ From the banks of the Ehine Trajan had announced to allthe Empire by an act of firmness the commencement of a strong The fortifications established by Domitian and Trajan upon this frontier made it po-ssibleto diminish the force which guarded it. Augustus had had eight legions there (Tac, Ann., ) ; in the second century there were but four. (Borghesi, iv. 217 and 265.) NEKVA AND TKAJAN, 96 TO 117 747 administration. Xerva hud sent him his ring and this line ofHomer : TicTiiav ^aiuoi t^à SciKpva aoiai. j3s\t(T(nv.^ May thy arrows, 0 Apollo, cause the Danai to expiate my Danai were to the feeble old man the authors of the latesedition. Trajan sent for them, degraded some, banished others,and punished the rest with death. All men perceived that hence-forth obedience was necessary ; but it so
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