Book 21
3.3
When Libino had quickly come to the neighbour- hood of the town of Sanctio,Modern Seckingen, on the right bank of the Rhine, opposite the country of the Rauraci. he was seen from afar by the savages, who, already meditating battle, had hidden themselves in the valleys. Thereupon encouraging his men, who, though fewer in numbers, were inspired with an ardent longing for battle, he rashly attacked the Germans and at the beginning of the fighting was himself the first of all to fall. Since his death increased the confidence of the savages and fired the Romans with a desire to avenge their leader, an obstinate struggle ensued, in which our men, overcome by vast numbers, were put to flight after a few of them had been killed or wounded.
3.4
With this Vadomarius and his brother Gundomadus, who was also king, Constantius (as I have already said) had concluded a peace.xviii. 2, 19. When, after that event, Gundomadusxvi. 12, 17. died, Constantius, thinking that Vadomarius would be loyal to him, made him the secret and efficient executor of his plots (if rumour alone is to be trusted), and wrote to him that he should pretend to break the treaty of peace from time to time and attack the districts bordering on his domain; to the end that Julian, in fear of this, should nowhere abandon the defence of Gaul.
