
114- The Nadir of Our Fortunes
The History of Rome
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Odinathus and the Macriani in the Balkans
A d macrionus had left his son quietus in charge at antioch. He wanted to formally oust gallienus and capture the whole empire for himself. In pursuit of this goal he packed up 30 thousand troops and marched them west. They only made it as far as the balkans though, where they were met by an army led by gallinus top general ouriolus. Both macriani were killed in the battle. But perhaps more importantly, the battle cost the lives of more troops than the empire could afford to lose. And after camping his imposing forces outside ant Antioch, odinothus ordered that quietus be captured and xecuted. No one knows what
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