Whilethetrumpetssoundedtoarms，theundauntedcourageoftheGothswasconfirmedbythemutualobligationofasolemnoath；

　　andastheyadvancedtomeettheenemy，therudesongs，whichcelebratedthegloryoftheirforefathers，weremingledwiththeirfierceanddissonantoutcries，andopposedtotheartificialharmonyoftheRomanshout。SomemilitaryskillwasdisplayedbyFritigerntogaintheadvantageofacommandingeminence；butthebloodyconflict，whichbeganandendedwiththelight，wasmaintainedoneitherside，bythepersonalandobstinateeffortsofstrength，valor，andagility。ThelegionsofArmeniasupportedtheirfameinarms；buttheywereoppressedbytheirresistibleweightofthehostilemultitudetheleftwingoftheRomanswasthrownintodisorderandthefieldwasstrewedwiththeirmangledcarcasses。Thispartialdefeatwasbalanced，however，bypartialsuccess；andwhenthetwoarmies，atalatehouroftheevening，retreatedtotheirrespectivecamps，neitherofthemcouldclaimthehonors，ortheeffects，ofadecisivevictory。ThereallosswasmoreseverelyfeltbytheRomans，inproportiontothesmallnessoftheirnumbers；buttheGothsweresodeeplyconfoundedanddismayedbythisvigorous，andperhapsunexpected，resistance，thattheyremainedsevendayswithinthecircleoftheirfortifications。Suchfuneralrites，asthecircumstancesoftimeandplacewouldadmit，werepiouslydischargedtosomeofficersofdistinguishedrank；buttheindiscriminatevulgarwasleftunburiedontheplain。Theirfleshwasgreedilydevouredbythebirdsofprey，whointhatageenjoyedveryfrequentanddeliciousfeasts；andseveralyearsafterwardsthewhiteandnakedbones，whichcoveredthewideextentofthefields，presentedtotheeyesofAmmianusadreadfulmonumentofthebattleofSalices。^82

　　[Footnote79:TheItineraryofAntoninusp。226，227，edit。

　　WesselingmarksthesituationofthisplaceaboutsixtymilesnorthofTomi，Ovid\'sexile；andthenameofSalicesthewillowsexpressesthenatureofthesoil。]

　　[Footnote80:Thiscircleofwagons，theCarrago，wastheusualfortificationoftheBarbarians。VegetiusdeReMilitari，l。

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