[270] Cp. i. [59].

[271] The loss of an eye.

[272] Governor of Upper Germany.

[273] As a subordinate division of Lower Germany the Batavian district would be administered by 'prefects' subordinate to the imperial legate.

[274] Vitellius had reduced the strength of the legions (cp. ii. [94]).

[275] Because it would weaken the position of Vitellius.

[276] They lived north of the Batavi, between the Zuider Zee and the North Sea.

[277] ii. [29].

[278] Mogontiacum.

[279] Caligula's only trophy had been helmetfuls of stones and shells from the sea-shore of Germany.