Previte-Orton continues, In foreign affairs he took the attitude of the invincible, unbending Roman, and in the disasters which his lack of realism occasioned, his reason ultimately gave way.
Previte-Orton melanjutkan, Dalam urusan luar negeri ia mengambil sikap Romawi yang tak terkalahkan dan tak terbantahkan, dan dalam bencana-bencana yang kurang realisme, alasannya akhirnya memberi jalan.