Cassius Dio Cocceianus

(2) Oti ôs apax epeschon, polu tou thumou oi Kimbroi pareluthenêsan, kak toutou kai ambluteroi kai asthenestepoi kai tais psuchais kai tois sômasin egenonto. aition de oti en te oikiais ek tês prosthen upaithriou diaitês kateluon, kai loutrois thermois anti tês prosthen psuchrolousias echrônto, karukeias te kai êdusmatôn epichôriôn diepimplanto, krea protepon ôma sitoumenoi, kai tô oinô tê te methê katakoreis para to ethos egignonto. tauta gap to te thumoeides autôn pan exekopse kai ta sômata ethêlunen, ôste mête tous ponous eti mê tas talaipôrias, mê kauma, mê psuchos, mê agrupnian, pherein.

(2) The Cimbri, when once they had halted, lost much of their spirit and consequently became enfeebled and sluggish in both mind and body. The reason was that in place of their former outdoor life they lodged in houses, and instead of their former cold plunges they used warm baths; whereas they had been wont to eat raw meat, they now gorged themselves with richly spiced dishes and relishes of the country, and they steeped themselves, contrary to their custom, in wine and strong drink. These practices extinguished all their fiery spirit and enervated their bodies, so that they could no longer bear toils or hardships, whether heat or cold or loss of sleep.