Vibius Marsus particularly
summoned Piso, as a criminal, to Rome, there to make his defence: he
answered with derision "that when the Praetor, who was to sit upon
poisonings, had assigned a day to the accusers and the accused, he would
attend." Domitius, the while, landing at Laodicea, a city of Syria, would
have proceeded to the winter quarters of the sixth legion, which he
believed to be the most prone to engage in novel attempts, but was
prevented by Pacuvius, its commander. Sentius represented this by letter
to Piso, and warned him, "at his peril to infect the camp by ministers of
corruption; or to assail the province of war;" and drew into a body such
as he knew loved Germanicus, or such as were averse to his foes: upon them
he inculcated with much ardour, that Piso was with open arms attacking the
majesty of the Prince, and invading the Roman State; and then marched at
the head of a puissant body, equipped for battle and resolute to engage.
Neither failed Piso, though his enterprises had thus far miscarried, to
apply the securest remedies to his present perplexities; and therefore
seized a castle of Cilicia strongly fortified, its name Celendris: for, to
the auxiliary Cilicians, sent him by the petty kings, he had joined his
body of deserters, as also the recruits lately intercepted, with all his
own and Plancina's slaves; and thus in number and bulk had of the whole
composed a legion.
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