Tacitus in Annales Chapter 13.54,56, relates the sad fate of the men of the Ems, at which they arrived because they refused to accept a greater identity than that of a tribesman; i.e., to become part of a nation.
Tácito en Annales, (Capítulo 13.54,56), cóntanos o triste destino dos homes do Ems, ao que chegaron porque rexeitaron aceptaren unha identidade maior que a de homes dunha tribo, isto é, volvérense parte dunha nación.