either to blame
or praise.

8. But it sunk into the heart of all good citizens, that while, out of
fear of a rival claimant of his power, and constantly fancying some one
in Gaul or in Illyricum might have formed ambitious designs, he was
hastening to outstrip the intelligence of his approach, he should have
committed, under pretence of reverence for an oath, an act so unworthy
of his imperial power as to abandon Nisibis, which ever since the time
of Mithridates had been the chief hindrance to the encroachments of the
Persians in the East.

9. For never before since the foundation of Rome, if one consults all
its annals, I believe has any portion of our territories been
surrendered by emperor or consul to an enemy. Nor is there an instance
of a triumph having been celebrated for the recovery of anything that
had been lost, but only for the increase of our dominions.

10. On this principle, a triumph was refused to Publius Scipio for the
recovery of Spain, to Fulvius for the acquisition of Capua after a long
struggle, and to Opimius after many battles with various results,
because the people of Fregellae, who at that time were our implacable
enemies, had been compelled to surrender.

11. For ancient records teach us that disgraceful treaties, made under
the pressure of extreme necessity, even after the parties to them have
sworn to their observance in set terms, have nevertheless been soon
dissolved by the renewal of war; as in the olden time, after the legions
had been made to pass under the yoke at the Caudine Forks, in Samnium;
and also when an infamous peace was contemplated by Albinus in Numidia;
and when Mancinus, the author of a peace which was concluded in
disgraceful haste, was surrendered to the people of Numantia.

12. Accordingly, when the citizens had been withdrawn, the city
surrendered, and the tribune Constantius had been sent to deliver up to
the Persian nobles the fortresses and districts agreed upon, Procopius
was sent forward with the remains of Julian, to bury them in the suburbs
of Tarsus, according to his directions while alive. He departed, I say,
to fulfil this commission, and as soon as the body was buried, he
quitted Tarsus, and though sought for with great diligence, he could not
be found anywhere, till long afterwards he was suddenly seen at
Constantinople invested with the purple.

X.

Sec. 1. These transactions having been thus concluded, after a long march
we arrived at Antioch