mble on purpose, he
mounted a tribune, in order from that high position to be more
conspicuous, and desired Leonas to present his letters; and when he had
opened the edict which had been sent, and began to read it, as soon as
he arrived at the passage that Constantius disapproved of all that had
been done, and desired Julian to be content with the power of a Caesar, a
terrible shout was raised on all sides,

7. "Julian emperor, as has been decreed by the authority of the
province, of the army, and of the republic; which is indeed
re-established, but which still dreads the renewed attacks of the
barbarians."

8. Leonas heard this, and, after receiving letters from Julian, stating
what had occurred, was dismissed in safety: the only one of the
emperor's appointments which was allowed to take effect was that of
Nebridius, which Julian in his letters had plainly said would be in
accordance with his wishes. For he himself had some time before
appointed Anatolius to be master of the ceremonies, having been formerly
his private secretary; and he had also made such other appointments as
seemed useful and safe.

9. And since, while matters were going on in this matter, Lupicinus, as
being a proud and arrogant man, was an object of fear, though absent and
still in Britain; and since there was a suspicion that if he heard of
these occurrences while on the other side of the channel, he might cause
disorders in the island, a secretary was sent to Boulogne to take care
that no one should be allowed to cross; and as that was contrived,
Lupicinus returned without hearing of any of these matters, and so had
no opportunity of giving trouble.

X.

Sec. 1. But Julian, being gratified at his increase of rank, and at the
confidence of the soldiers in him, not to let his good fortune cool, or
to give any colour for charging him with inactivity or indolence, after
he had sent his envoys to Constantius, marched to the frontier of the
province of lower Germany; and having with him all the force which the
business in hand demanded, he approached the town of Santon.[113]

2. Then crossing the Rhine, he suddenly entered the district belonging
to a Frank tribe, called the Attuarii, men of a turbulent character, who
at that very moment were licentiously plundering the districts of Gaul.
He attacked them unexpectedly while they were apprehensive of no hostile
measures, but were reposing in fancied security, relying on the
ruggedness and diff