Once on the plain, his reconnaissance force brought him the news that Aquileia, the largest Italian city, had closed its gates and that, although the advance force of Pannonian legions were vigorously attacking the fortifications, their repeated assaults were unsuccessful; they were now growing tired and withdrawing under a hail of stones, spears and arrows. Maximinus was very angry with the Pannonian generals for not putting their hearts into the battle, and he hurried there in person with his army, expecting to take the city without any difficulty.
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.
