He also bribed several Roman commanders, and at least two tribunes, before and during the war.
Roman commanders had long been known for traveling in style.
Like most modern Roman commanders, Pharas had no use for artillery in a field battle.
The savage land must have seemed horrible to any civilized Roman commander.
It was not the habit of a Roman commander to ride; most much preferred to walk, for a number of reasons.
Today he was instantly identtfiable as a Roman commander.
Meanwhile the Roman commander was losing half his army down in the pocket.
Because of their antagonism for glory, the relations between the two Roman commanders were strained from the beginning.
Good Roman commanders did not hesitate to exploit useful intelligence, particularly where a siege situation or impending clash in the field was developing.
Some of his earlier military exploits are attributable to other Roman commanders.
