This was not the first time barbarian tribes had been settled and the usual course was that some would be recruited into the army and the rest would be broken up into small groups and resettled across the empire at the Emperor's discretion.
This was not the first time. Barbarian tribes had been settled the first time. Some would be recruited into the army. The usual course was this. The rest would be broken up into small groups. The rest would be resettled across the empire at the Emperor's discretion.