Somewerebathingtheirhugelimbsintheriver；otherswerecombingtheirlongandflaxenhair；othersagainwereswallowinglargedraughtsofrichanddeliciouswine。OnasuddentheyheardthesoundoftheRomantrumpet；theysawtheenemyintheircamp。Astonishmentproduceddisorder；disorderwasfollowedbyflightanddismay；andtheconfusedmultitudeofthebravestwarriorswaspiercedbytheswordsandjavelinsofthelegionariesandauxiliaries。Thefugitivesescapedtothethird，andmostconsiderable，camp，intheCatalonianplains，nearChalonsinChampagne:thestragglingdetachmentswerehastilyrecalledtotheirstandard；andtheBarbarianchiefs，alarmedandadmonishedbythefateoftheircompanions，preparedtoencounter，inadecisivebattle，thevictoriousforcesofthelieutenantofValentinian。Thebloodyandobstinateconflictlastedawholesummer\'sday，withequalvalor，andwithalternatesuccess。TheRomansatlengthprevailed，withthelossofabouttwelvehundredmen。SixthousandoftheAlemanniwereslain，fourthousandwerewounded；andthebraveJovinus，afterchasingtheflyingremnantoftheirhostasfarasthebanksoftheRhine，returnedtoParis，toreceivetheapplauseofhissovereign，andtheensignsoftheconsulshipfortheensuingyear。^91ThetriumphoftheRomanswasindeedsulliedbytheirtreatmentofthecaptiveking，whomtheyhungonagibbet，withouttheknowledgeoftheirindignantgeneral。Thisdisgracefulactofcruelty，whichmightbeimputedtothefuryofthetroops，wasfollowedbythedeliberatemurderofWithicab，thesonofVadomair；aGermanprince，ofaweakandsicklyconstitution，butofadaringandformidablespirit。ThedomesticassassinwasinstigatedandprotectedbytheRomans；^92

　　andtheviolationofthelawsofhumanityandjusticebetrayedtheirsecretapprehensionoftheweaknessofthedecliningempire。Theuseofthedaggerisseldomadoptedinpubliccouncils，aslongastheyretainanyconfidenceinthepowerofthesword。

　　[Footnote88:Ammian，xxvi。5。Valesiusaddsalongandgoodnoteonthemasteroftheoffices。]

　　[Footnote89:Ammian。xxvii。1。Zosimus，l。iv。p。208。ThedisgraceoftheBataviansissuppressedbythecontemporarysoldier，fromaregardformilitaryhonor，whichcouldnotaffectaGreekrhetoricianofthesucceedingage。]

　　[Footnote90:SeeD\'Anville，Noticedel\'AncienneGaule，p。587。

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