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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 tâ—â—_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 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