The Langobardi and the Obii [Footnote:  Or perhaps Osi.] to the number of six thousand crossed the Ister, but the cavalry under Vindex [Footnote:  M.  Macrinius Avitus Catonius Vindex.] marched out and the infantry commanded by Candidus got the start of them, so that an utter rout of the barbarians was instituted.  The barbarians, thrown into consternation by such an outcome of their very first undertaking, despatched as envoys to the headquarters of Iallius Bassus [Footnote:  M.  Iallius Bassus.] (administrator of Pannonia) Bellomarius [Footnote:  Or perhaps Badomarius.], king of the Marcomani, and ten more, for they selected one man per nation.  The envoys took oaths to cement the peace and departed homewards.

Many of the Celtae, too, across the Rhine, advanced to the confines of Italy and inflicted much serious harm upon the Romans.  They, in turn, were followed up by Marcus, who opposed to them the lieutenants Pompeianus and Pertinax.  Pertinax, who later became emperor, greatly distinguished himself.  Among the corpses of the barbarians were found also the bodies of women in armor.

[Sidenote:  A.D. 168(?)] Yet, when a most violent struggle and brilliant victory had taken place, the emperor nevertheless refused the petition of the soldiers for money, making this statement:  “Whatever excess they obtain above the customary amount will be wrung from the blood of their parents and their kinsmen.  For respecting the fate of the empire Heaven alone can decide.”—­And he ruled them so temperately and firmly that even in the course of so many and great wars he was impelled neither by flattery nor by fear to do aught that was unfitting.

[Sidenote:  A.D. 172 (a.u. 925)] After conquering them Marcus received the title of Germanicus.  We give the name “Germans” to those who dwell in the northern regions.

[Sidenote:—­4—­] The so-called Bucoli began a disturbance in Egypt, and under the leadership of Isidorus, a priest, [Footnote:  Omitting [Greek:  kai].] caused the rest of the Egyptians to revolt.  They had first, arrayed in women’s garments, deceived the Roman centurion, making him think that they were Bucoli women and wanted to give him gold pieces in exchange for their husbands, and then striking him down when he approached them.  His companion they sacrificed, and after taking a common oath over his entrails they devoured them.  Isidorus surpassed in bribery all his contemporaries.  Next, having conquered the Romans in Egypt in regular battle they came very near capturing Alexandria, and would have done so, had not Cassius been sent against them from Syria as directing general.  He succeeded in spoiling the concord that existed among them and sundering them one from another, for on account of their numbers and desperation he had not ventured to attack them united.  So when they fell into factional disputes he easily subdued them.