Hist. 2.85.1Ante īdūs Iūliās Syria omnis in eōdem sacrāmentō fuit.Before the Ides of July all Syria was bound by the same oath. Hist. 2.85.1Accessēre cum regnō Sohaemus haud spernendīs vīribus, Antiochus vetustīs opibus ingēns et servientium rēgum dītissimus.There joined him, together with their kingdoms, Sohaemus, with forces not to be despised, and Antiochus, mighty in ancient wealth and the richest of the subject kings. Hist. 2.85.1Mox per occultōs suōrum nūntiōs excitus ab urbe Agrippa, ignārō adhūc Vitelliō, celerī nāvigātiōne properāverat.Soon Agrippa, summoned from Rome by secret messages from his own people, had hurried there by a swift voyage, while Vitellius was still unaware. Hist. 2.85.1Nec minōre animō rēgīna Berenīcē partīs iuvābat, flōrēns aetāte fōrmāque et senī quoque Vespasiānō magnificentiā mūnerum grāta.With no less spirit Queen Berenice was helping the cause, in the flower of her youth and beauty, and pleasing even to the old Vespasian by the magnificence of her gifts. Hist. 2.85.1Quidquid prōvinciārum adluitur marī Asiā atque Achāiā tenus, quantumque intrōrsus in Pontum et Armeniōs patēscit, iūrāvēre;All the provinces washed by the sea as far as Asia and Achaia, and all that extends inland towards Pontus and the Armenians, swore allegiance; Hist. 2.85.1sed inermēs lēgātī regēbant, nōndum additīs Cappadociae legiōnibus.but they were governed by unarmed legates, since legions had not yet been assigned to Cappadocia.
Hist. 2.85.1Cōnsilium dē summā rērum Bērȳtī habitum.A council on the conduct of the whole enterprise was held at Berytus. Hist. 2.85.1Illūc Mūciānus cum lēgātīs tribūnīsque et splendidissimō quōque centuriōnum ac mīlitum vēnit, et ē Iūdaicō exercitū lēcta decora: tantum simul peditum equitumque et aemulantium inter sē rēgum parātus speciem fortūnae prīncipālis effēcerant.Mucianus came there with legates and tribunes and all the most distinguished of the centurions and soldiers, and the pick of the Judaean army was there too: so much infantry and cavalry together, and the pomp of kings vying with one another, had produced the appearance of an emperor's fortune.