Hist. 2.97.1Sed mīles, plēnīs castrīs et redundante multitūdine, in porticibus aut dēlūbrīs et urbe tōtā vagus, nōn prīncipia nōscere, nōn servāre vigiliās neque labōre firmārī: per inlecebrās urbis et inhonesta dictū corpus ōtiō, animum libīdinibus imminuēbant.But the soldiers, with the camp full and the multitude overflowing, wandering in porticoes or shrines and throughout the whole city, did not know their headquarters, did not keep watches, and were not hardened by toil: through the allurements of the city and practices shameful to speak of, they weakened their bodies by idleness and their minds by lusts. Hist. 2.97.1Postrēmō nē salūtis quidem cūra īnfāmibus Vāticānī locīs magna pars tetendit, unde crēbrae in vulgus mortēs;Finally, without care even for their health, a large part of them encamped in the unhealthy Vatican district, which led to frequent deaths among the common soldiers; Hist. 2.97.1et adiacente Tiberī Germānōrum Gallōrumque obnoxia morbīs corpora flūminis aviditās et aestūs impatientia labefēcit.and, with the Tiber close by, the bodies of the Germans and Gauls, susceptible to disease, were undermined by their greed for the river and their inability to bear the heat.
Hist. 2.97.1Īnsuper cōnfūsus prāvitāte vel ambitū ōrdō mīlitiae: sēdecim praetōriae, quattuor urbānae cohortēs scrībēbantur, quīs singula mīlia īnessent.In addition, the order of the service was thrown into confusion through depravity or favouritism: sixteen praetorian and four urban cohorts were being enrolled, each to contain a thousand men. Hist. 2.97.1Plūs in eō dīlēctū Valēns audēbat, tamquam ipsum Caecīnam perīculō exēmisset.Valens ventured more in that levy, as if he had rescued Caecina himself from danger. Hist. 2.97.1Sānē adventū eius partēs convaluerant, et sinistrum lentī itineris rūmōrem prosperō proeliō verterat.Certainly on his arrival the party had recovered its strength, and he had reversed the unfavourable rumour about his slow march by a successful battle. Hist. 2.97.1Omnisque īnferiōris Germāniae mīles Valentem adsectābātur, unde prīmum crēditur Caecīnae fidēs fluitāsse.And all the soldiers of Lower Germany attached themselves to Valens, and this is believed to be when Caecina's loyalty first began to waver.