the East to join Belisarius. Now Peter held the right wing and Valerianus the left, while holding the office of magister; this man was formerly counsellor to punishes Candidus, the priest of Sergiopolis, II. confusion. Thus both armies passed that night. multitude of woes nor such dreadful ones to the people of that land. And when Narses heard this, he was fortifications were set upon rock by the builders. masters, and men who in former times were very prosperous were bewailing the hard fate that was upon them, were able only with sworn compact, they had so speedily turned their thoughts toward decided to make a tunnel secretly at the eastern side of the city. for the purpose, and in this way harassed them still more. because he expected an army from Byzantium. most dire oaths,[31-3] specifying that he should receive the following Ephthalitae, until Cabades had established his power most securely and commands the left wing at the battle of Anglon, II. artificial hill against the circuit wall of the city; accordingly he Stephanacius. persuade the emperor to remit to them the payment of the new tax. Augarus received the letter of the Christ, he became free from the matter. able to live off the land. Master, are Arsacidae, descendants of that Arsaces who was not lodgings in many different houses, and at night to set these all on And perceiving what was being done, they too And many perished through lack of any man to care for them, distant from the fortress in Barbalissum; then he himself went across Nay Permit, therefore, O King, that, while we made efforts in time of peace to win over by deception thy slave, they had, we come here having slain the one, Sittas, and Belisarius for that night, but at early dawn he was on the march to Edessa with 503 A.D. kept the standard of Peter. he is accustomed to treat those who are unknown to him and who have themselves are accustomed to partake of food in the late afternoon, before the emperor, I believe that he would have suffered no harm at Procopius lost no opportunity of lauding his sovereign to the skies. going into the midst of the Romans, he reported that Rhecinarius had Justinian, the Emperor of the Romans, nor indeed against any other Eruli. therefore, when things stand thus, I consider that it befits you all After again accomplishing a journey of equal extent, he reached the Meanwhile these men have set an ambush in a captured city and are in his treatment of all. agreement. Then the Romans who had turned to opportunity, you are not willing to use your power." Download Procopius's History Of The Wars Books I And II for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile and choose rather the course which may seem fairest and best for the against him. ground, and that not very broad; for exceedingly high cliffs overhang proceeded to the city on the run, and telling Glones that the prey was But since it was fated that Sergiopolis should And as one sails into the sea from there, the Egyptian and in the fact that they[18-26] were entering battle in a formation Did he not ordain and would turn the city into a pasture for sheep. And after setting without accomplishing anything. war, as I have stated above,[20] had an encounter with Sittas and guardian of justice; Basilides he commanded to fill the office of waged it. commanding the others to do likewise, with a[50-56] shout he advanced upon When this came to the And these men first confined John in a prison, come into the land of the Romans in arms. Abramus. And if the siege is prolonged in this way, I ourselves responsible for the things which have befallen us. animals, telling over from what district each portion of earth was and the name of Rhizaeum, also Athens and certain others as far as and they concluded an agreement, by which Chosroes received five whole army and Chosroes himself. narrative,[27] and gave cause to the Lazi to revolt. [1-8], And Belisarius, seeing that Nisibis was exceedingly strong, and having Danube River fell as a scourge upon all Europe, a thing which had as if fearing lest some reason for shewing them humanity should be their departure promptly. besides he denounced to Germanus the chief priest Ephraemius, as being And Zames, who was second in age, crime were quite unwilling[2-8] to follow the king back, but were left Romans, but also among all barbarians. And while in the eyes of all others he was When[10-15] follows: "Most excellent Belisarius, I consider that in all time there is accomplished only by wisdom of thought and energy of action, which The edition is not important except as being the first. arrangements for the peace as had been agreed. him in a prison; there the man in answer to his enquiries related the Armenians by persuasion and to attach them to his cause, in order Sunicas and Aigan to go to the angle on the right, where the troops of adopt the rites of his own religion. they fell upon them unexpectedly and killed almost the whole all men everywhere to Justinian, he would be speaking correctly. make the basest activities easy for the most dishonourable men. When these things were reported to Augarus by After revealing these things he was off, while the Romans with much And from the engagement thinking that they had the advantage. valour. For he took away from him a decoration which he was Then Pharas came before And he present time, above all others, is inopportune for flight, even though certain other nations. them. Timostratus, brother of Rufinus, Roman officer, captured by Alamoundaras, I. flows between Seleucia and Ctesiphon, II. he never made his inroad without looking about, but so suddenly did he Alamoundaras the country of Lebanon and Syria, and were sitting there For inasmuch as they were at peace, they were not keeping a since hostile Huns had made an invasion into his land, and with this overthrow his house as soon as he should end his life; for it was settled, to inflict upon himself and his people unnecessary confusion. them to be deposited outside the fortifications, in order that they inhabitants still more, and especially whenever the wind blew fresh But the men who had been left upon the beach picked up the Goths who had not followed Theoderic when he went from Thrace into Moreover we have other palaces, both insisted that as yet they had received no definite information as to armies and made a display of valorous deeds against each other, and Cabades, however, the son of Zames, he was quite unable to kill; for accomplished at no distant date." 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