History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . s obtained leave to live quietly with his own people,and the Batavi, relieved from all tribute, were only requiredto furnish to the legions auxiliaries, whose just fame had beenincreased by this war against the Empire. Civilis, therefore, gainedonly fame for himself, but liberty for his country. The insurrection in the two Gallic provinces of Belgium andGermany had failed. Its leaders were dead or else fugitives, and 612 THE CESARS AND THK FLAVII, 14-TO 96 a severe search instituted by Vespasian
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . s obtained leave to live quietly with his own people,and the Batavi, relieved from all tribute, were only requiredto furnish to the legions auxiliaries, whose just fame had beenincreased by this war against the Empire. Civilis, therefore, gainedonly fame for himself, but liberty for his country. The insurrection in the two Gallic provinces of Belgium andGermany had failed. Its leaders were dead or else fugitives, and 612 THE CESARS AND THK FLAVII, 14-TO 96 a severe search instituted by Vespasian in all the cities broughtto punishment any who had not perished on the battlefield. TheTreviri ^vere deprived of their liberty.^ One of the chiefs, however, and the one most compromised,Sabinus, made his escape. After the burning of his villa he mighteasily have made his escape into Germany, but he could notpersuade himself to part from his young wife, Eponina, and heconcealed himself in an underground hiding-place, whose entrancewas known only to himself and two faithful freedmen. He had. Barbaric Tribes çriving Allegiance, from the Column of Antonine {ibid., p. ô5). been believed dead, and his wife, sharing the opinion of thosearound her, had been for three days plunged in inconsolableaffliction. Mysteriously informed that Sabinus was still alive, sheconcealed her delight, and was conducted to his place of refuge,where, in the end, she determined also to remain. After sevenmonths the husband and wife ventured to emerge, and made ajourney to Eome for the purpose of soliciting pardon. Beingwarned in season that the petition would be in vain, they leftEome without seeing the emperor and again sheltered themselves From this period the name of the Druids no longer appears iu history: but many timesagain we find mention of the Druidesses, who, in 234, predicted the death of AlexanderSeverus, whom Aurelian consulted iu 273 to knew if the Empire would descend to hisposterity and wh
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