wishing
it to be known that, even if he had him in his power, he would have
spared him, allowed his relations to take with them all their property,
and even granted them the use of the public conveyances to retire with
safety to the East.

IX.

Sec. 1. The envoys whom I have mentioned took equal care to discharge their
orders; but while eager to pursue their journey they were unjustly
detained by some of the superior magistrates on their road; and having
been long and vexatiously delayed in Italy and Illyricum, they at last
passed the Bosphorus, and advancing by slow journeys, they found
Constantius still staying at Caesarea in Cappadocia, a town formerly
known as Mazaca, admirably situated at the foot of Mount Argaeus, and of
high reputation.

2. Being admitted to the presence, they received permission to present
their letters; but when they were read the emperor became immoderately
angry, and looking askance at them so as to make them fear for their
lives, he ordered them to be gone without asking them any questions or
permitting them to speak.

3. But in spite of his anger he was greatly perplexed to decide whether
to move those troops whom he could trust against the Persians, or
against Julian; and while he was hesitating, and long balancing between
the two plans, he yielded to the useful advice of some of his
counsellors, and ordered the army to march to the East.

4. Immediately also he dismissed the envoys, and ordered his quaestor
Leonas to go with all speed with letters from him to Julian; in which he
asserted that he himself would permit no innovators, and recommended
Julian, if he had any regard for his own safety or that of his
relations, to lay aside his arrogance, and resume the rank of Caesar.

5. And, in order to alarm him by the magnitude of his preparations, as
if he really was possessed of great power, he appointed Nebridius, who
was at that time Julian's quaestor, to succeed Florentius as prefect of
the praetorium, and made Felix the secretary, master of the ceremonies,
with several other appointments. Gumoharius, the commander of the heavy
infantry, he had already appointed to succeed Lupicinus, before any of
these events were known.

6. Accordingly Leonas reached Paris, and was there received as an
honourable and discreet man; and the next day, when Julian had proceeded
into the plain in front of the camp with a great multitude of soldiers
and common people, which he had ordered to asse