Germanicus, in a speech from the tribunal, praised his victorious army,
and raised a monument of arms with a proud inscription: "That the army of
Tiberius Caesar, having vanquished entirely the nations between the Rhine
and the Elbe, had consecrated that monument to Mars, to Jupiter, and to
Augustus." Of himself, he made no mention, either fearful of provoking
envy, or that he thought it sufficient praise to have deserved it. He had
next commanded Stertinius to carry the war amongst the Angrivarians; but
they instantly submitted; and these supplicants, by yielding without
articles, obtained pardon without reserve.
The summer now declining, some of the legions were sent back into winter
quarters by land; more were embarked with Germanicus upon the river
Amisia, to go from thence by the ocean. The sea at first was serene, no
sound or agitation but from the oars or sails of a thousand ships; but
suddenly a black host of clouds poured a storm of hail; furious winds
roared on every side, and the tempest darkened the deep, so that all
prospect was lost; and it was impossible to steer. The soldiers too,
unaccustomed to the terrors of the sea, in the hurry of fear disordered
the mariners, or interrupted the skilful by unskilful help.
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