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country_n oath_n that_o the_o persian_n shall_v no_o more_o invade_v the_o ephthalite_n peroze_v consult_v with_o the_o magi_n whether_o these_o condition_n be_v to_o be_v yield_v to_o who_o answer_v that_o for_o the_o oath_n he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o please_v but_o in_o the_o other_o he_o shall_v delude_v the_o enemy_n by_o a_o trick_n they_o have_v a_o custom_n each_o morning_n to_o adore_v the_o rise_a sun_n that_o he_o observe_v due_o the_o hour_n shall_v meet_v the_o king_n of_o the_o ephthalite_n with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o rise_a sun_n and_o so_o adore_v avoid_v by_o this_o the_o disgrace_n peroze_n according_o swear_v the_o peace_n and_o adore_v his_o enemy_n and_o then_o go_v home_o with_o his_o army_n chap._n iii_o but_o not_o long_o after_o peroze_n neglect_v his_o oath_n resolve_v to_o revenge_v this_o scorn_n and_o assemble_v from_o all_o his_o dominion_n both_o persian_n and_o confederate_n he_o go_v against_o these_o hun_n of_o his_o thirty_o son_n leave_v only_a 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he_o have_v bury_v his_o wife_n the_o persian_a law_n prohibit_v the_o bury_n of_o dead_a body_n in_o the_o earth_n so_o the_o judge_n condemn_v he_o to_o die_v and_o cabades_n seem_v to_o grieve_v as_o for_o a_o friend_n but_o will_v not_o pardon_v he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o offend_v with_o he_o but_o he_o must_v not_o infringe_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o he_o owe_v his_o life_n seose_v who_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o his_o live_n and_o reign_v and_o be_v thus_o condemn_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n his_o office_n as_o it_o begin_v so_o it_o end_v with_o he_o none_o after_o he_o have_v ever_o the_o like_a general_n power_n over_o all_o office_n and_o army_n rufinus_n also_o accuse_v hypatius_n to_o the_o emperor_n who_o upon_o it_o discharge_v he_o of_o his_o office_n but_o after_o torture_v some_o about_o he_o he_o find_v no_o truth_n in_o the_o accusation_n and_o so_o do_v no_o other_o harm_n to_o he_o chap._n viii_o cabades_n then_o desire_v to_o invade_v the_o 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aid_n to_o bosporus_n a_o maritime_a city_n lie_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n as_o you_o sail_v towards_o the_o euxine_a sea_n 20_o day_n journey_n distant_a from_o cherson_n which_o be_v the_o far_a roman_a city_n that_o way_n all_o between_o be_v possess_v by_o hun_n these_o bosporians_n be_v former_o a_o free_a people_n but_o late_o they_o submit_v to_o the_o emperor_n justine_n but_o probus_n return_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n the_o emperor_n send_v peter_n general_n into_o lazica_fw-la with_o some_o hun_n to_o aid_n gurgenes_n and_o at_o tââ_n same_o time_n cabades_n send_v a_o army_n against_o gurgenes_n and_o the_o iberian_o under_o boës_n a_o persian_a his_o general_n but_o gurgenes_n find_v himself_o too_o weak_a for_o the_o persian_a and_o the_o roman_a succour_n not_o competent_a flee_v into_o lazica_fw-la with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o chief_a man_n of_o iberia_n and_o his_o brother_n whereof_o peranius_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o lazica_fw-la stay_v fortify_v in_o the_o fastness_n against_o the_o enemy_n which_o hinder_v the_o persian_n that_o pursue_v they_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o purpose_n afterward_o some_o iberian_o come_v to_o constantinople_n and_o peter_n be_v remand_v home_o the_o lazians_n also_o refuse_v to_o help_v to_o guard_v the_o province_n the_o emperor_n send_v a_o army_n command_v by_o irenaeus_n former_o the_o guard_n of_o two_o fort_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o lazica_fw-la from_o iberia_n be_v careful_o maintain_v by_o the_o provincial_n though_o endure_v much_o for_o no_o corn_n nor_o wine_n grow_v near_o nor_o other_o commodity_n nor_o for_o the_o fastness_n can_v be_v bring_v thither_o but_o upon_o man_n back_n and_o they_o live_v be_v use_v to_o it_o upon_o panicum_fw-la or_o mill-seed_n there_o grow_v but_o the_o emperor_n take_v thence_o those_o warder_n put_v roman_a garrison_n to_o keep_v the_o place_n who_o at_o first_o the_o lazians_n supply_v with_o provision_n though_o hardly_o but_o after_o refuse_v the_o service_n and_o the_o roman_n abandon_v the_o fort_n which_o the_o persian_n seize_v on_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o roman_n lead_v by_o sitta_n and_o belisarius_n invade_v persarmenia_n and_o have_v forage_v much_o country_n and_o take_v many_o prisoner_n they_o retire_v they_o be_v youth_n then_o their_o beard_n first_o spring_v and_o lancier_n of_o the_o guard_n to_o justinian_n the_o chief_a general_n who_o soon_o after_o hold_v the_o empire_n with_o his_o uncle_n justine_n in_o another_o inroad_n into_o armenia_n by_o sittas_n and_o belisarius_n they_o be_v sudden_o meet_v and_o put_v to_o the_o worst_a by_o narses_n and_o aratius_n who_o not_o long_o after_o revolt_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o serve_v under_o belisarius_n in_o italy_n licelarius_n also_o a_o thracian_a invade_v about_o nisibis_n with_o another_o army_n of_o roman_n who_o retreat_v run_v away_o and_o none_o charge_v they_o whereupon_o the_o emperor_n discharge_v licelarius_n and_o give_v belisarius_n the_o command_n of_o the_o force_n in_o daras_n and_o then_o be_v procopius_n the_o writer_n of_o this_o history_n choose_v his_o counsellor_n 43._o counsellor_n anno_fw-la dom._n 527._o justiniani_n 1._o who_o be_v declare_v emperor_n with_o justine_n on_o good_a friday_n be_v then_o the_o first_o of_o april_n anno_fw-la dom._n 527._o and_o justine_n die_v the_o first_o of_o august_n after_o see_v alemannus_n historical_a note_n pag_n 43._o short_o after_o justine_n die_v have_v before_o declare_v justinian_n his_o sister_n son_n emperor_n with_o he_o justinian_n be_v sole_a emperor_n direct_v belisarius_n to_o build_v a_o fort_n at_o mindon_n upon_o the_o confine_n of_o persia_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o way_n to_o nisibis_n who_o have_v raise_v it_o to_o a_o good_a height_n the_o persian_n send_v to_o forbid_v he_o threaten_v to_o hinder_v it_o not_o with_o word_n only_o but_o deed_n the_o emperor_n hereof_o inform_v and_o how_o belisarius_n be_v not_o able_a with_o the_o force_n he_o have_v to_o beat_v off_o the_o persian_n he_o command_v cutzes_n and_o buzes_n captain_n of_o the_o force_n in_o saracen_n in_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fifteen_o province_n subordinate_a to_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o orient_a and_o these_o be_v there_o deuce_n limitanei_n the_o country_n border_v with_o arabia_n and_o the_o saracen_n phoenicia_n libani_n to_o repair_v thither_o with_o another_o army_n these_o be_v thracian_n and_o brethren_n young_a man_n and_o rash_a in_o their_o encounter_n they_o march_v together_o to_o the_o build_n where_o the_o persian_n hinder_v and_o the_o roman_n assist_v the_o workman_n all_o they_o can_v in_o the_o fight_n the_o roman_n have_v the_o worst_a and_o lose_v many_o man_n cutzes_n and_o some_o other_o be_v take_v who_o the_o persian_n shut_v up_o in_o a_o cave_n perpetual_a prisoner_n and_o no_o force_n defend_v the_o building_n they_o cast_v it_o down_o 528._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 528._o 2._o justiniani_n 2._o chap._n ix_o afterward_o justinian_n make_v belisarius_n general_n of_o the_o east_n and_o direct_v he_o to_o make_v a_o expedition_n against_o persia_n who_o levy_v a_o army_n of_o good_a importance_n come_v to_o daras_n with_o he_o be_v join_v in_o the_o command_n hermogenes_n captain_n of_o the_o emperor_n guard_n and_o sometime_o quaestor_n to_o vitalianus_n when_o he_o rebel_v against_o the_o emperor_n anastasius_n rusinus_n also_o he_o send_v his_o ambassador_n with_o direction_n to_o stay_v at_o hierapolis_n upon_o the_o euphrates_n till_o he_o shall_v signify_v his_o pleasure_n there_o be_v some_o discourse_n on_o both_o side_n for_o a_o peace_n but_o belisarius_n and_o hermogenes_n have_v news_n that_o a_o persian_a invasion_n be_v fear_v to_o take_v daras_n whereupon_o they_o provide_v to_o sight_n in_o this_o manner_n near_o to_o the_o gate_n towards_o nisibis_n a_o stone_n cast_v off_o they_o draw_v
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up_o rome_n which_o cause_v a_o famine_n and_o a_o plague_n belisarius_n refuse_v to_o fight_v at_o the_o people_n importunity_n and_o send_v procopius_n and_o antonina_n to_o naples_n and_o also_o send_v out_o party_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o goth_n forager_n chap._n iu._n the_o goth_n by_o garrison_n abroad_o be_v bring_v to_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n mount_v vesuvius_n bellow_v new_a force_n from_o constantinople_n belisarius_n issue_v out_o at_o porta_n flaminia_n and_o put_v the_o enemy_n into_o despair_n chap._n v._n the_o goth_n despair_n and_o send_v a_o ambassage_n of_o peace_n their_o âoffer_n of_o sicily_n campania_n naples_n be_v refuse_v they_o have_v leave_v to_o send_v to_o the_o emperor_n chap._n vi_o acessation_n provision_n be_v bring_v into_o rome_n and_o new_a force_n portus_n centumcellae_n and_o alba_n surprise_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o goth_n long_o to_o break_v the_o cessation_n belisarius_n send_v out_o john_n with_o strong_a force_n .._o chap._n vii_o upon_o a_o quarrel_n between_o belisarius_n and_o valerianus_n the_o late_a lose_v his_o life_n the_o goth_n try_v to_o enter_v the_o city_n by_o a_o aquaduct_n but_o fail_v as_o in_o another_o design_n and_o in_o a_o assault_n chap._n viii_o john_n prosper_v take_v ariminum_n which_o make_v the_o goth_n raise_v their_o siege_n of_o rome_n who_o in_o their_o retreat_n receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n ildiger_n and_o martinus_n be_v send_v to_o john_n and_o vitigis_fw-la put_v garrison_n in_o the_o strong_a place_n chap._n ix_o ildiger_n and_o martinus_n take_v petra-pertusa_a vitigis_fw-la besieges_fw-fr ariminum_n be_v beat_v off_o with_o his_o tower_n and_o resolve_v to_o famish_v it_o chap._n x._o mundilas_n overthrow_v the_o goth_n and_z seizes_z upon_o milan_n vitigis_fw-la come_v with_o his_o army_n and_o a_o aid_n of_o a_o 10000_o burgundian_n send_v by_o theodibert_n k._n of_o the_o franc_n milan_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o goth_n and_o ancona_n which_o be_v assault_v but_o preserve_v by_o two_o of_o belisarius_n his_o lifeguard_n chap._n xi_o a_o digression_n touch_v the_o herulian_o who_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o lombard_n some_o of_o they_o come_v into_o illyrium_n and_o make_v league_n with_o the_o emperor_n anastasius_n other_o go_v to_o the_o island_n of_o thule_n chap._n xii_o the_o description_n of_o thule_n the_o scritifini_n the_o herulian_o near_o illyrium_n send_v thither_o for_o a_o king_n to_o their_o kinsman_n already_o plant_v there_o they_o send_v one_o but_o before_o they_o have_v demand_v of_o justinian_n one_o suartua_n their_o countryman_n who_o they_o expel_v and_o take_v he_o that_o come_v from_o thule_n upon_o this_o occasion_n they_o revolt_v from_o the_o roman_n chap._n xiii_o belisarius_n by_o the_o opinion_n of_o narses_n be_v bring_v to_o relieve_v john_n in_o ariminum_n a_o strange_a child_n nurse_v by_o a_o shee-goat_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o siege_n of_o ariminum_n raise_v by_o a_o stratagem_n of_o belisarius_n narses_n raise_v a_o faction_n against_o he_o chap._n xv._o urbinum_n despair_v of_o by_o narses_n but_o take_v by_o belisarius_n upon_o composition_n with_o half_a the_o army_n john_n take_v in_o emilia_n belisarius_n besieges_fw-fr urbiventum_n chap._n xvi_o a_o digression_n concern_v a_o general_a famine_n waste_v italy_n milan_n in_o danger_n be_v not_o relieve_v as_o it_o shall_v by_o martinus_n and_o uliaris_n nor_o by_o john_n chap._n xvii_o milan_n for_o want_n of_o relieve_v be_v miserable_o destroy_v and_o 300000_o man_n slay_v the_o rest_n make_v slave_n john_n attend_v narses_n direction_n and_o not_o join_v with_o martinus_n by_o belisarius_n command_n cause_v this_o ruin_n chap._n xviii_o narses_n be_v send_v from_o home_n the_o herulian_o abandon_v the_o army_n vitigis_fw-la send_v ambassador_n to_o chosroes_n to_o provoke_v he_o against_o justinian_n belisarius_n send_v out_o force_n to_o favour_v his_o intend_a siege_n of_o auximum_n and_o ravenna_n chap._n xix_o belisarius_n block_n up_o auximum_n the_o roman_n be_v beat_v by_o a_o ambush_n for_o want_v of_o know_v the_o use_n of_o trumpet_n vitigis_fw-la promise_n to_o relieve_v the_o town_n but_o only_o send_v uraias_n who_o lie_v close_o by_o the_o roman_n neither_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o fight_v chap._n xx._n the_o franc_n cr_n germane_a come_v into_o italy_n with_o 50000_o man_n against_o both_o part_n and_o rout_n 2_o army_n of_o each_o but_o be_v ruin_v with_o sickness_n and_o retire_v have_v lose_v a_o three_o part_n of_o their_o army_n chap._n xxi_o the_o goth_n in_o auximum_n endure_v much_o convey_v letter_n to_o vitigis_fw-la by_o burcentius_n a_o roman_a soldier_n which_o practice_n be_v discover_v by_o the_o steal_n of_o a_o goth_n by_o a_o slavonian_a and_o be_v punish_v by_o burn_a burcentius_n alive_a chap._n xxii_o in_o a_o fight_n about_o break_v of_o a_o cistern_n the_o goth_n be_v rout_v by_o the_o valour_n chief_o of_o 7_o armenian_n fesula_n be_v yield_v to_o cyprian_a by_o composition_n and_o auximum_n to_o belisarius_n after_o much_o endure_v chap._n xxiii_o the_o poe_z strange_o be_v so_o low_a that_o the_o goth_n provision_n be_v intercept_v the_o goth_n refuse_v the_o frank_n motion_n to_o divide_v italy_n belisarius_n hire_v one_o to_o burn_v the_o magazine_n of_o ravenna_n castle_n upon_o alps_n cottiae_n be_v take_v in_o by_o the_o roman_n chap._n xxiv_o the_o emperor_n offer_v a_o peace_n belisarius_n mislike_v the_o condition_n though_o the_o commander_n approve_v it_o the_o goth_n offer_v he_o the_o kingdom_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o accept_v and_o thereby_o take_v vitigis_fw-la and_o the_o principal_a goth_n and_o ravenna_n with_o their_o own_o consent_n chap._n xxv_o belisarius_n be_v send_v for_o home_n uraias_n refuse_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o goth_n they_o choose_v ildebad_v and_o by_o his_o advice_n importune_v belisarius_n to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n he_o constant_o refuse_v and_o go_v towards_o constantinople_n the_o history_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o emperor_n justinian_n of_o the_o gothjck_a war_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o roman_n dare_v no_o more_o hazard_v their_o whole_a army_n with_o the_o goth_n but_o skirmish_v with_o the_o goth_n as_o before_o with_o their_o horse_n both_o of_o they_o be_v line_v with_o foot_n march_v at_o their_o horse_n side_n and_o ever_o the_o roman_n have_v the_o better_a of_o the_o barbarian_n bessas_n in_o one_o encounter_n charge_v the_o enemy_n with_o his_o lance_n killed_z three_z of_o their_o best_a horseman_n and_o make_v the_o rest_n run_v away_o constantianus_fw-la at_o another_o time_n lead_v the_o hun_n into_o nero_n field_n about_o the_o evening_n and_o find_v himself_o overmatcht_a in_o number_n he_o do_v thus_o upon_o a_o great_a old_a stadium_n stand_v there_o where_o former_o the_o fencer_n use_v to_o combat_v be_v many_o house_n build_v and_o consequent_o divers_a narrow_a lane_n constantianus_fw-la not_o able_a to_o encounter_v the_o
overthrow_n very_o great_a by_o press_v and_o crowd_v to_o pass_v the_o bridge_n that_o they_o suffer_v extraordinary_a loss_n be_v kill_v by_o enemy_n and_o one_o another_o many_o fall_v into_o the_o tiber_n and_o be_v drown_v in_o their_o arm_n and_o have_v lose_v most_o of_o their_o man_n the_o rest_n ever-took_a those_o former_o pass_v over_o longinus_n the_o isaurian_a and_o mundilas_n two_o of_o belisarius_n his_o lifeguard_n do_v extraordinary_o in_o this_o battle_n mundilas_n kill_v four_o barbarian_n and_o come_v off_o but_o longinus_n have_v be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o the_o enemy_n overthrow_n fall_v upon_o the_o place_n much_o lament_v by_o the_o whole_a army_n vitigis_fw-la in_o his_o march_n towards_o ravenna_n with_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o army_n fortify_v the_o defensible_a place_n with_o strong_a garrison_n leave_v in_o clusium_n a_o city_n in_o tuscany_n a_o 1000_o man_n under_o gelimer_n and_o as_o many_o in_o vrbiventum_n under_o albilas_n a_o goth_n and_o in_o tudera_fw-la vligisalus_fw-la with_o 400._o in_o picenia_n he_o continue_v the_o 400._o former_o lodge_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o petra_n in_o auximum_n the_o great_a city_n there_o he_o leave_v 4000_o select_v goth_n and_o visandus_n a_o valiant_a commander_n and_o in_o vrbinum_n 2000_o under_o tomora_n in_o caesina_fw-la and_o monteferetrum_fw-la other_o castle_n there_o he_o garrison_v 500_o man_n in_o each_o himself_o march_v with_o the_o rest_n to_o beseige_fw-fr ariminum_n belisarius_n when_o the_o siege_n be_v raise_v send_v ildeger_n and_o martinus_n with_o a_o 1000_o horse_n to_o get_v before_o the_o enemy_n into_o ariminum_n take_v soon_o other_o way_n and_o to_o cause_n john_n and_o his_o troop_n to_o rise_v from_o thence_o place_v in_o their_o stead_n other_o sufficient_a number_n to_o guard_v the_o town_n and_o to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o ancona_n stand_v upon_o the_o ionian_a gulf_n two_o day_n journey_n from_o ariminum_n which_o he_o have_v take_v in_o before_o 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find_v petra_n in_o their_o way_n attempt_v the_o castle_n as_o a_o by-businesse_n a_o fortress_n not_o make_v by_o man_n but_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n where_o be_v a_o craggy_a way_n and_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n a_o swift_a run_a river_n unfordable_a on_o the_o left_a hand_n a_o steep_a rock_n so_o high_a that_o man_n on_o the_o top_n seem_v below_o like_o little_a bird_n ancient_o there_o be_v no_o passage_n through_o but_o in_o time_n a_o way_n be_v dig_v through_o it_o &_o a_o gate_n make_v the_o other_o entrance_n be_v wall_v save_v so_o much_o as_o be_v leave_v for_o a_o gate_n there_o and_o so_o of_o itself_o the_o place_n become_v of_o fortification_n and_o be_v name_v â _o petra_n rock_n petra_n it_o be_v call_v afterward_o petra_n pertusa_n because_o of_o the_o passage_n cut_v through_o the_o rock_n the_o rock_n martinus_n and_o ildiger_n assault_v one_o of_o the_o gate_n but_o do_v no_o good_a with_o their_o shot_n though_o the_o goth_n within_o make_v no_o 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