Ire enim ipse compellebatur ad militem, quem exagitabat inopia simul et feritas, et alioqui coalito more in ordinarias dignitates asperum semper et saevum, ut satisfaceret, atque monstraret, quam ob causam annonae convectio sit impedita.
for he was compelled to personally appear before the troops who, due to the shortage of provisions, their natural savage temperament, and general disdain for civil authority, were agitated. He thus had to calm them down and clarify why the transportation of supplies had been halted.