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a general, supposing he was reporting something new, announced these things to the emperor. But he said: "This man has not seen these things for my sake; for I have trusted in those who promised the victory. But lest anyone suppose that I, being eager for the battle, fabricated the vision, the helper of my reign has also revealed these things to this man, so that he may become a worthy witness of my narrative; for the common master showed this vision to me first. Therefore, having put away fear, let us follow our champions and commanders, and let no one measure the victory by the multitude of the enemy, but let each one reckon the power of our leaders". Having said these things also to the soldiers 326 and in this way having filled everyone with eagerness, he led them down from the summit of the mountain. But the tyrant, seeing from afar the soldiers about to do battle, armed the army and drew it up in battle array. But he himself, remaining on a certain hill, said that the emperor was longing for death and, being about to be rid of his present life, was drawing up for battle; and he ordered the generals to bring him to him alive and in chains. But when the phalanxes stood ready, the multitude of the enemy was many times greater, but that which was arrayed with the emperor was indeed easily counted. And when both these and those began to let fly their missiles, the champions showed their promises to be true. For a violent wind blowing in the face of the enemy turned back their arrows and their light shields and their spears, and every missile was useless to them, and neither hoplite nor archer nor peltast was able to harm the emperor's army. And moreover a very great cloud of dust, being carried against their faces, compelled them to close their eyelids and to shield their embattled pupils. But the emperor's soldiers, having received no harm from that storm, courageously slew the enemy. But they, seeing these things and recognizing the divine assistance, throwing down their arms, besought to receive mercy from the emperor. And he both yielded and granted pity, and ordered them to bring the tyrant with speed. And running they went up to the hill where he, sitting, was ignorant of what was happening. But he, seeing them panting and by their breath revealing their haste, supposed them to be messengers of victory, 327 and asked if they had also brought Theodosius in chains as they had been ordered. But they said: "It is not him that we bring to you, but we are leading you to him; for this the ruler of all has commanded". Saying these things they both raised him from his seat and putting bonds upon him led him away in chains and brought as a captive of the spear the one who a short while before was boasting greatly. But the emperor reminded him of the wrongs done to Valentinian and of his lawless tyranny and of the wars against the lawful reign; and he also mocked the image of Hercules and the vain confidence that had arisen on account of it. And then he pronounced a just and lawful sentence of punishment against him. Such was he both in peace and in war, always asking for divine assistance, and always partaking of it. After this victory, having fallen ill, he divided the empire between his sons. and to the elder he gave his own dominion, but to the younger the scepters of Europe; but he exhorted both this one and that one to have perfect piety. "for through this," he said, "peace is preserved and war is brought to an end and enemies are routed and trophies are raised and victory is awarded". He therefore, having exhorted his sons with these things, died, leaving behind an ever-memorable glory; and the successors of the empire also became heirs of his piety. For Honorius, who had received the empire of Europe, abolished the gladiatorial combats that had long been held in Rome, 328 taking the occasion as follows. There was a certain Telemachius who embraced the ascetic life. This man, having set out from the East and for this reason having reached Rome, while that abominable spectacle was being performed, he himself also entered the stadium, and having gone down tried to stop those against

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στρατηγὸς καινόν τι μηνύειν ὑπολαβὼν ἀπήγγειλε ταῦτα τῷ βασιλεῖ. ὁ δέ· "οὐκ ἐμοῦ ἕνεκα", ἔφη, "ταῦτα οὗτος τε θέαται· ἐγὼ γὰρ τοῖς τὴν νίκην ὑπεσχημένοις πεπίστευκα. ἀλλ' ἵνα μή τις ὑπολάβῃ με ὡς τῆς παρατάξεως ὀριγνώμενον πλάσαι τὴν ὄψιν, καὶ τούτῳ ταῦτα μεμήνυκεν ὁ τῆς ἐμῆς βασιλείας ἐπίκουρος, ἵνα μάρτυς ἀξιόχρεως γένηται τῆς ἐμῆς διηγήσεως· πρώτῳ γὰρ ἐμοὶ ταύ την ὁ κοινὸς δεσπότης τὴν ὄψιν ὑπέδειξεν. ἀποσκευασάμενοι δὴ οὖν τὸ δέος τοῖς προμάχοις καὶ πολεμάρχοις ἑπώμεθα, καὶ μηδεὶς τῷ πλήθει τῶν πολεμούντων σταθμάσθω τὴν νίκην, ἀλλὰ τῶν ἡγου μένων λογιζέσθω ἕκαστος τὴν δύναμιν". ταῦτα καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις 326 εἰπὼν καὶ ταύτῃ ἅπαντας προθυμίας ἐμπλήσας ἐκ τῆς τοῦ ὄρους κατήγαγε κορυφῆς. ὁ δὲ τύραννος, πόρρωθεν ἰδὼν τοὺς στρατιώτας πολεμησείοντας, καθώπλισε τὴν στρατιὰν καὶ εἰς παράταξιν ἔταξεν. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐπί τινος γηλόφου μείνας θανατᾶν τε ἔφη τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τῆς παρούσης ἀπαλλαξείοντα βιοτῆς παρατάττεσθαι· καὶ τοῖς στρα τηγοῖς ἐκέλευσε ζῶντά οἱ τοῦτον καὶ πεπεδημένον προσαγαγεῖν. Ἐπειδὴ δὲ αἱ φάλαγγες ἔστησαν, πολλαπλάσιον μὲν ἦν τῶν πολε μίων τὸ πλῆθος, εὐαρίθμητον δὲ κομιδῇ τὸ τῷ βασιλεῖ συντεταγ μένον. ἀρξαμένων δὲ καὶ τούτων κἀκείνων ἀφιέναι τὰ βέλη, ἔδειξαν ἀληθεῖς τὰς ὑποσχέσεις οἱ πρόμαχοι. πνεῦμα γὰρ βίαιον ἀντιπρόσωπον τῶν πολεμίων φερόμενον τοὺς μὲν ἐκείνων ὀϊστοὺς ἀπέστρεφε καὶ τὰ πελτὰ καὶ τὰ δόρατα καὶ πᾶν βέλος αὐτοῖς ἄχρηστον ἦν, καὶ οὔτε ὁπλίτης οὔτε τοξότης οὔτε πελταστὴς πημαίνειν τὴν τοῦ βασι λέως ἠδύνατο στρατιάν. καὶ μέντοι καὶ κόνις ὅτι μάλιστα πλείστη κατὰ τῶν προσώπων φερομένη μύειν τὰ βλέφαρα καὶ ταῖς κόραις ἐπαμύνειν πολεμουμέναις ἠνάγκαζεν. οἱ δὲ τοῦ βασιλέως στρατιῶται, λώβην οὐδεμίαν ἐκ τῆς καταιγίδος ἐκείνης δεξάμενοι, θαρραλέως τοὺς πολεμίους κατέκτεινον. οἱ δὲ ταῦτα ὁρῶντες καὶ τὴν θείαν ἐπιγνόντες ἐπικουρίαν, τὰ ὅπλα ῥίψαντες, φειδοῦς παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως τυχεῖν ἠντιβόλουν. ὁ δὲ καὶ εἶξε καὶ οἴκτου μετέδωκεν, ἀγαγεῖν δὲ αὐτοὺς τὸν τύραννον κατὰ τάχος ἐκέλευσεν. οἱ δὲ θέοντες ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸν λόφον οὗ καθήμενος ἐκεῖνος ἠγνόει τὰ δρώμενα. ὁ δὲ πνευστιῶντας ἰδὼν καὶ τῷ ἄσθματι μηνύοντας τὴν σπουδήν, νίκης ἀγγέλους ὑπέλαβε, 327 καὶ ἤρετο εἰ καὶ Θεοδόσιον πεπεδημένον ὡς προσετάχθησαν ἤγαγον. οἱ δέ· "οὐκ ἐκεῖνον", ἔφησαν, "σοὶ προσάγομεν, ἀλλὰ σὲ πρὸς ἐκεῖνον ἀπάγομεν· τοῦτο γὰρ ὁ τοῦ παντὸς προσέταξε πρύτανις". ταῦτα λέγοντες ἐξανέστησάν τε ἐκ τοῦ δίφρου καὶ τὰ δεσμὰ ἐπιθέντες πε πεδημένον ἀπήγαγον καὶ προσήγαγον δορυάλωτον τὸν πρὸ βραχέως μεγαλαυχούμενον. ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς τῶν τε εἰς Βαλεντινιανὸν πλημ μεληθέντων ἀνέμνησε καὶ τῆς παρανόμου τυραννίδος καὶ τῶν κατὰ τῆς ἐννόμου βασιλείας πολέμων· ἐκωμῴδησε δὲ καὶ τὴν Ἡρακλέους εἰκόνα καὶ τὸ μάταιον δι' ἐκείνην γενόμενον θράσος. καὶ τότε δικαίαν καὶ ἔννομον ἐξήνεγκε τῆς κατ' αὐτοῦ τιμωρίας τὴν ψῆφον. τοιοῦτος ἦν ἐκεῖνος καὶ ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, ἀεὶ μὲν τὴν θείαν ἐπικουρίαν αἰτῶν, ἀεὶ δὲ ταύτης μεταλαγχάνων. Μετὰ τήνδε τὴν νίκην ἀρρωστήσας τοῖς υἱέσι τὴν βασιλείαν διένειμε. καὶ τῷ μὲν πρεσβυτέρῳ τὴν οἰκείαν ἔδωκεν ἡγεμονίαν, τῷ δὲ νεωτέρῳ τῆς Εὐρώπης τὰ σκῆπτρα· τὴν εὐσέβειαν δὲ τελείαν καὶ τοῦτον ἔχειν κἀκεῖνον παρῄνεσε. "διὰ ταύτης γάρ", ἔφη, "καὶ εἰρήνη φυλάττεται καὶ πόλεμος καταλύεται καὶ πολέμιοι τρέπονται καὶ ἀνίσταται τρόπαια καὶ νίκη βραβεύεται". ἐκεῖνος μὲν οὖν ταῦτα τοῖς παισὶ παραινέσας ἐτελεύτησεν, ἀείμνηστον κλέος καταλιπών· οἱ δὲ τῆς βασιλείας διάδοχοι καὶ τῆς εὐσεβείας ἐγένοντο κληρονόμοι. Ὀνώριος μὲν γὰρ ὁ τῆς Εὐρώπης τὴν βασιλείαν δεξάμενος τὰς 328 ἐν Ῥώμῃ πάλαι γιγνομένας μονομαχίας κατέλυσεν, ἀφορμὴν τοιάνδε λαβών. Τηλεμάχιός τις ἦν τὸν ἀσκητικὸν ἀσπαζόμενος βίον. οὗτος ἀπὸ τῆς Ἑῴας ἀπάρας καὶ τούτου χάριν τὴν Ῥώμην καταλαβών, τῆς μυσαρᾶς ἐκείνης ἐπιτελουμένης θέας εἰσελήλυθε καὶ αὐτὸς εἰς τὸ στάδιον, καὶ καταβὰς παύειν ἐπειρᾶτο τοὺς κατ'