Agricola 20

Agr. 20.1Haec prīmō statim annō comprimendō ēgregiam fāmam pācī circumdedit, quae vel incūriā vel intolerantiā priōrum haud minus quam bellum timēbātur.By suppressing these abuses at once in his first year, he surrounded peace with a fine reputation, peace which through the negligence or harshness of his predecessors had been feared no less than war. Agr. 20.2Sed ubi aestās advēnit, contrāctō exercitū multus in agmine, laudāre modestiam, disiectōs coërcēre;But when summer came, he gathered his army and was everywhere on the march, praising good discipline and keeping stragglers in check; Agr. 20.2loca castrīs ipse capere, aestuāria ac silvās ipse praetemptāre;he himself chose places for camps, he himself first explored estuaries and forests; Agr. 20.2et nihil interim apud hostīs quiētum patī, quō minus subitīs excursibus populārētur;and meanwhile he allowed the enemy no rest, but ravaged them with sudden raids; Agr. 20.2atque ubi satis terruerat, parcendō rūrsus invītāmenta pācis ostentāre.and when he had terrified them enough, by sparing them he displayed in turn the attractions of peace. Agr. 20.3Quibus rēbus multae cīvitātēs, quae in illum diem ex aequō ēgerant, datīs obsidibus īram posuēre et praesidiīs castellīsque circumdatae, sunt tantā ratiōne cūrāque, ut nūlla ante Britanniae nova pars pariter inlacessīta trānsierit.By these means many states which until that day had dealt with us as equals gave hostages and laid aside their anger, and were surrounded with garrisons and forts with such skill and care that no newly acquired part of Britain had ever before passed over so unscathed.