Hist. 2.6.1Vespasiānus ācer mīlitiae anteīre agmen, locum castrīs capere, noctū diūque cōnsiliō ac, sī rēs posceret, manū hostibus obnītī, cibō fortuītō, veste habitūque vix ā gregāriō mīlite discrepāns;Vespasian was keen in soldiering: he would march at the head of the column, choose the site for the camp, and oppose the enemy night and day with his counsel and, if the situation demanded, with his own hand; he ate whatever food came to hand, and in dress and appearance scarcely differed from a common soldier; Hist. 2.6.1prōrsus, sī avāritia abesset, antīquīs ducibus pār.in short, had his avarice been absent, he would have been the equal of the generals of old. Hist. 2.6.1Mūciānum ē contrāriō magnificentia et opēs et cūncta prīvātum modum supergressa extollēbant;Mucianus, on the other hand, was raised high by his magnificence, his wealth and everything that went beyond the measure of a private citizen; Hist. 2.6.1aptior sermōne, dispositū prōvīsūque cīvīlium rērum perītus: ēgregium prīncipātūs temperāmentum, sī dēmptīs utrīusque vitiīs sōlae virtūtēs miscērentur.he was readier in speech, and skilled in arranging and foreseeing civil affairs: it would have been an excellent blend for a principate if, with the vices of each removed, their virtues alone had been mixed.
Hist. 2.6.1Cēterum hic Syriae, ille Iūdaeae praepositus, vīcīnīs prōvinciārum administrātiōnibus invidiā discordēs, exitū dēmum Nerōnis positīs odiīs in medium cōnsuluēre, prīmum per amīcōs, Dein praecipua concordiae fidēs Titus prāva certāmina commūnī ūtilitāte abolēverat, nātūrā atque arte compositus adliciendīs etiam Mūciānī mōribus.But the one in charge of Syria and the other of Judaea, at odds through jealousy because they governed neighbouring provinces, at last, on Nero's death, laid aside their hatreds and consulted together, at first through friends; then Titus, the chief pledge of their harmony, had ended their perverse quarrels for the common good, being formed by nature and art to win over even a character like Mucianus'. Hist. 2.6.1Tribūnī centuriōnēsque et vulgus mīlitum industriā licentiā, per virtūtēs per voluptātēs, ut cuique ingenium, adscīscēbantur.Tribunes, centurions and the mass of the soldiers were won over by diligence or by indulgence, by virtues or by pleasures, according to each man's character.