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10.5
After this, with especially diligent care and with troops of various kinds, a more serious campaign than common was prepared against the Alamanni, since the public safety imperiously demanded it; for from a race that so easily recovered its strength treacherous attacks were to be feared; and the soldiers were equally incensed against them, since the untrustworthy nature of an enemy who was at one time abject and suppliant and soon afterwards threatening the worst, allowed them no rest or cessation from warfare.
10.6
Therefore a mighty mass of troops was assembled from all quarters and carefully provided with arms and supplies of food, Count SebastianusCf. xxvi. 6, 2. was summoned with the Illyrian and Italian legions which he commanded, and as soon as the warm season began, Valentinian with Gratianus crossed the Main. Seeing no one, the emperor divided his army and advanced in square formation with himself in the centre and the generalsSee Vol. I, p. xxxiv. Jovinus and Severus guarding the flanks on both sides, in order that they might not be exposed to a sudden attack.
