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5.9
While this was going on, the Persians, in the same way as before, attacked a part of our men from the opposite side of the river, killed some, and took a few alive. And from fear, and at the same time because they thought that the enemy had gained greater numbers, our men for a time were held irresolute; but when they had recovered their courage, had armed themselves as well as they could in the confusion, and our army, aroused by the trumpets’ blast, was hastening to the spot with threatening cries, the attacking force retreated in terror, though without loss.
5.10
The emperor, roused to bitter anger, reduced the surviving members of the cohort, who had shown no spiritCf. egere segnius, § 9, above. in resisting the marauders’ attack, to the infantry service cohors is commonly used of the infantry, but Ammi- anus probably refers to the horsemen mingled with the foot-soldiers, who may have been most to blame. Vegetius tells us that each cohort had its horsemen. (which is more burdensome) with loss of rank.
