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ment to the empire Mr. de Boze places between tire 
end of January and part of March, in the year 2 68 
( 1 ), agreably to the time he had affigned for the reign 
of Marius. For he obferves, that all hiftorians agree, 
that Gallienus was yet living, when Tetricus was de- 
clared emperor among the Gauls ; and doubts on V, 
whether he had heard the news, when he was killed 
before Milan , where Aureolas was befeiged by him. 
* His death therefore muft have happened about the 
eighteenth or twentieth of March at fui theft that 
year. For his army having in the feild elected Clau- 
dius the fecond, afterwards furnamed Gothicus , or 
which he fent an account to the fenate, the letters 
arrived at Rome on the twenty -fourth j and the len^e 
being convened the fame day in the temple of po 0, 
among other acclamations thefe following weie eve 
ral times repeated: Claudi Augujle , tu nos ab Aia c- 
olo vindica. Claudi Augujle , tu nos a Palmy rems 01 n 
dica . Claudi Augujle , tu nos a Zenobia et a Victoria 
libera. Claudi Augujle , Tetricus mbit fait , or nihil 
fit. or nihil fecit (2), as the words are read in 1 - 
ferent manufcripts. From hence therefoic he in e1 ^ 
that Tetri cus m.uft at that time actually have held 
fomewhat, which could be nothing elfe but the em- 
.lire of the Gauls. 
The reign of Claudius was not long enough to an- 
fwer all the hopes, which had been conceived of it. He 
marched immediately againft Aureolus, and defeated 
him. After this he purpofed to turn his arms again 
Zenobia , 
(x) V. Rom. 1021. 
(2) Treb. Pcllioj in Divo Claudio. 
