Falling upon the barbarians unawares, the Romans slaughtered any they met and plundered the whole area of the city, making prisoners of all the women and children. Though the king and a few of his cavalry escaped, the soldiers captured his treasury and stole all his jewels and valuables before returning home.
Edition :
Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 454. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969.
Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume II: Books 5-8. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 455. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970.
Remark :
thirdperson: The citation names the king as Artabanus, but at the time Vologaeses/Balāš V was the Parthian ruler.
