Quare Maximinus sperans suorum ignavia bellum trahi duces suos interemit, eo tempore quo minime oportebat. unde sibi milites etiam iratiores reddidit.
Translation :
And so now Maximinus, flattering himself that the war was being prolonged by the cowardice of his men, put his generals to death, just at the time when he could least afford to do so; by which act he made his soldiers still further enraged against him.
Edition :
Historia Augusta, Volume II: Caracalla. Geta. Opellius Macrinus. Diadumenianus. Elagabalus. Severus Alexander. The Two Maximini. The Three Gordians. Maximus and Balbinus. Translated by David Magie. Loeb Classical Library 140. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1924.
Remark :
long-term consequence: This, combined with the lack of provisions during the unsuccessful siege of Aquileia, lead to the murder of Maximinus Thrax and his son by his soldiers. (23.2-6)
