While Vespasian was consolidating his control over Egypt, Mucianus and another general who supported Vespasian, Marcus Antonius Primus, led his forces through the Balkans and towards northern Italy.
当维斯帕芗巩固对埃及的控制时，穆西亚努斯和另一位支持维斯帕芗的将军马库斯·安东尼乌斯·普里穆斯率领他的军队穿过巴尔干半岛并向意大利北部进发。
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