ops, who were still engaged, he might restore their confidence, and
appear so secure of his own recovery as to have room for anxiety for the
safety of others; with the same energy though with a different object,
with which the celebrated leader, Epaminondas, when he was mortally
wounded at Mantinea, and had been borne out of the battle, asked
anxiously for his shield; and when he saw it he died of his wound
cheerfully, having been in fear for the loss of his shield, while quite
fearless about the loss of his life.

9. But as Julian's strength was inferior to his firmness, and as he was
weakened by the loss of blood, he remained without moving: and presently
he gave up all hope of life; because, on inquiry, he found that the
place where he had fallen was called Phrygia; for he had been assured by
an oracle that he was destined to die in Phrygia.

10. When he was brought back to his tent, it was marvellous with what
eagerness the soldiers flew to avenge him, agitated with anger and
sorrow; and striking their spears against their shields, determined to
die if Fate so willed it. And although vast clouds of dust obscured
their sight, and the burning heat hindered the activity of their
movements, still, as if they were released from all military discipline
by the loss of their chief, they rushed unshrinkingly on the enemy's
swords.

11. On the other hand the Persians, fighting with increased spirit, shot
forth such clouds of arrows, that we could hardly see the shooters
through them; while the elephants, slowly marching in front, by the vast
size of their bodies, and the formidable appearance of their crests,
terrified alike our horses and our men.

12. And far off was heard the clashing of armed men, the groans of the
dying, the snorting of the horses, and the clang of swords, till both
sides were weary of inflicting wounds, and the darkness of night put an
end to the contest.

13. Fifty nobles and satraps of the Persians, with a vast number of the
common soldiers, were slain; and among them, two of their principal
generals, Merena and Nohodares. Let the grandiloquence of antiquity
marvel at the twenty battles fought by Marcellus in different places;
let it add Sicinius Dentatus, adorned with his mass of military crowns;
let it further extol Sergius, who is said to have received twenty-three
wounds in his different battles, among whose posterity was that last
Catiline, who tarnished the glories of his distinguished fami