Hist. 2.48.1At Vitelliānus exercitus ad quīntum ā Bedriacō lapidem cōnsēdit, nōn ausīs ducibus eādem diē obpugnātiōnem castrōrum;But the Vitellian army halted at the fifth milestone from Bedriacum, since its generals did not dare to storm the camp that same day; Hist. 2.48.1simul voluntāria dēditiō spērābātur: sed expedītīs et tantum ad proelium ēgressīs mūnīmentum fuēre arma et victōria.at the same time a voluntary surrender was hoped for: but for men who had set out light and only for battle, their arms and their victory served as a fortification. Hist. 2.48.1Posterā diē haud ambiguā Othōniānī exercitūs voluntāte et quī ferōciōrēs fuerant ad paenitentiam inclīnantibus missa lēgātiō;On the next day, since the wishes of the Othonian army were in no doubt and even those who had been fiercer were inclining to repentance, a deputation was sent; Hist. 2.48.1nec apud ducēs Vitelliānōs dubitātum quō minus pācem concēderent.nor did the Vitellian generals hesitate to grant peace. Hist. 2.48.1Lēgātī paulisper retentī: ea rēs haesitātiōnem attulit ignārīs adhūc an impetrāssent.The envoys were detained for a little while: this caused uncertainty, since men did not yet know whether they had succeeded.
Hist. 2.48.1Mox remissā lēgātiōne patuit vallum.Soon the deputation was sent back and the rampart was thrown open. Hist. 2.48.1Tum victī victōrēsque in lacrimās effūsī, sortem cīvīlium armōrum miserā laetitiā dētestantēs;Then victors and vanquished burst into tears, cursing the lot of civil war with a wretched joy; Hist. 2.48.1īsdem tentōriīs aliī frātrum, aliī propinquōrum vulnera fovēbant: spēs et praemia in ambiguō, certa fūnera et lūctūs, nec quisquam adeō malī expers ut nōn aliquam mortem maerēret.in the same tents some tended the wounds of brothers, others of kinsmen: hopes and rewards were in doubt, deaths and mourning were certain, and no one was so free of misfortune that he did not grieve for some death. Hist. 2.48.1Requīsītum Orfidiī lēgātī corpus honōre solitō cremātur;The body of the legate Orfidius was sought out and cremated with the customary honour; Hist. 2.48.1paucōs necessāriī ipsōrum sepelīvēre, cēterum vulgus super humum relictum.a few were buried by their own relatives; the rest of the common soldiers were left above the ground.