For Trajan, in the ninth 5 year of his reign, being lifted up [with pride], after the victory he had gained over the Scythians and Dacians, and many other nations, and thinking that the reli- gious body of the Christians were yet wanting to complete the subjugation of all things to himself, and [thereupon] threatening them with persecu- tion unless they should agree to ^ worship dae- mons, as did all other nations, thus compelled ^