This ended the war. Dolabella asked for triumphal distinctions,
but was refused by Tiberius, out of compliment to
Sejanus, the glory of
whose uncle Blaesus he did not wish to be forgotten.
But this did not make
Blaesus more famous, while the refusal of the honour
heightened Dolabella's
renown. He had, in fact, with a smaller army, brought
back with him illustrious
prisoners and the fame of having slain the enemy's
leader and terminated
the war. In his train were envoys |