Ad hoc periculum antequam hostis implacabilis incrementis virium adulescerent, abolendum cum comitatensis auxilio militis pauci Theodosius magister equitum mittitur, cuius virtutes (ut impetrabilis) ea tempestate prae ceteris enitebant: Domitii Corbulonis et Lusii simillimi veterum, quorum prior sub Nerone, alter Traiano rem regente Romanam pluribus inclaruere fortibus factis.
To avert this danger before an implacable enemy should increase in strength, Theodosius, commander of the cavalry, was sent with the aid of a small body of the court troops, since in his merits (as a man efficient in accomplishing his ends) he surpassed all others of his time. He might well be compared with Domitius Corbulo and Lusius of old, of whom the former under Nero, the latter during Trajans reign, were famed for many brave deeds.
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