udes , ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁campaign . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁at ▁Aqu inc um ▁into ▁Qu adi ▁territory . ▁After ▁pill aging ▁Qu adi ▁lands ▁without ▁opposition , ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁Sav aria ▁to ▁winter ▁qu arters . ▁ ▁Death ▁Without ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁spring ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁campaign ing ▁and ▁moved ▁from ▁Sav aria ▁to ▁Brig et io . ▁Once ▁he ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁de putation ▁from ▁the ▁Qu adi . ▁In ▁return ▁for ▁supp lying ▁fresh ▁rec ruits ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁army , ▁the ▁Qu adi ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁leave ▁in ▁peace . ▁However , ▁before ▁the ▁en vo ys ▁left ▁they ▁were ▁granted ▁an ▁audience ▁with ▁Val entin ian . ▁The ▁en vo ys ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁conflict ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁Roman ▁for ts ▁in ▁their ▁lands ; ▁further more ▁individual ▁bands ▁of ▁Qu adi ▁were ▁not ▁necessarily ▁bound ▁to ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁chief s ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁treat ies ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁– ▁and ▁thus ▁might ▁attack ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁The ▁attitude ▁of ▁the ▁en vo ys ▁so ▁en rag ed ▁Val entin ian ▁that ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁burst ▁blood ▁vessel ▁in ▁the ▁sk ull ▁while ▁an gr ily ▁y elling ▁at ▁them , ▁prov oking ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 3 7 5 . ▁ ▁Re putation ▁ ▁A . H . M