owlands were already in
Roman hands although the hills were still occupied by the hostile Chatti.
A chain of forts was built to protect the conquered region. In the winter
of 88-89 A. D. the legate of Upper Germany, Antonius Saturninus, was
hailed as Imperator by the two legions stationed at Mainz. Aid was
expected by the mutineers from the German tribes, but this failed to
materialize and the movement was suppressed by loyal troops, possibly from
the lower province. In consequence of this mutiny Domitian adopted the
policy of not quartering more than one legion in any permanent camp. At
the same time he separated the financial administration of the German
provinces from that of Gallia Belgica.

*The lower Danube.* More powerful neighbors faced the Romans along the
middle and lower Danube, and in dealing with these the policy of Domitian
was less successful. These people were the Germanic tribes of the
Marcomanni and Quadi in Bohemia, the Sarmatian Iazyges between the Danube
and the Theiss, and the Dacians, who occupied the greater portion of
modern Hungary and Roumania. The most powerful of all were the Dacians,
among whom a king named Decebalus had built up a strong state. In 85 A. D.
they crossed the Danube into Moesia, where they defeated and killed the
Roman governor. Thereupon Domitian himself took command and drove the
Dacians back across the river. But the pretorian prefect Cornelius Fuscus
in attempting to invade Dacia suffered a disastrous defeat in which he and
most of his army perished. His successor Tettius Julianus was more
successful. However, a complete victory was prevented by Domitian, who
rashly invaded the territory of the Marcomanni and Iazyges, and was
defeated by them. He thereupon made peace with Decebalus, who gave up his
prisoners of war and acknowledged the formal overlordship of Rome, but
received an annual subsidy from Domitian in addition to the services of
Roman military engineers (89 A. D.). Although Domitian celebrated a
triumph for his exploits, his victory was by no means certain and his
settlement was only temporary. In the course of the Dacian war Moesia was
divided into two provinces.

*Conflict with the Senate.* Feeling that the army was the surest support
of his power, Domitian sought to secure its fidelity by increasing the pay
of the soldiers by one third. This new expense, added to the outlays
necessitated by his wars, the construction of public works, like the
restoration of