And so, after a great massacre of the barbarians, Antoninus retired unopposed, loaded with booty and prisoners. On the way he burned down villages and towns, giving his troops permission to loot where they could and to seize for themselves what property they wanted.
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.
Notes :
For the previous slaughter of the surprised Parthians, refer to: "Caracalla orders his army to kill the unsuspecting Parthians at his wedding celebration."
