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248 may have served: III Gallica, III Augusta, I Adiutrix, X Gemina, and possibly II Traiana.

The Syrian troops were in miserable shape, most of them ill equipped and some not even familiar with their weapons. Verus was greatly worried over the desperate situation in which he found affairs. He made an attempt to treat for terms, but the suggestion was refused by Vologases. Verus established his military headquarters in Antioch, where he could enjoy the cool shade and swift waters of near-by Daphne. His winters were spent in Laodicea. There is no record of his taking an active part in the campaign with the exception of a rapid trip to the