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agaunian_a tragedy_n we_o see_v none_o but_o liar_n and_o cheat_n appear_v upon_o the_o stage_n the_o counterfeit_a st._n eucherius_n say_v not_o one_o word_n there_o of_o those_o cohort_n of_o the_o theb._n legion_n detach_v from_o maximian_o army_n and_o send_v down_o the_o rhine_n to_o join_v the_o body_n which_o be_v assemble_v against_o carausius_n but_o according_a to_o his_o act_n the_o whole_a theb._n legion_n be_v at_o agaunum_n and_o suffer_v there_o for_o he_o say_v that_o maximian_n by_o one_o sentence_n condemn_v etc._n all_o the_o theb._n soldier_n and_o the_o more_o effectual_o to_o put_v his_o sentence_n in_o execution_n he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v surround_v by_o several_a body_n of_o his_o other_o legio_n soldier_n and_o thus_o say_v he_o that_o true_o angelical_a legion_n be_v slay_v but_o if_o we_o believe_v helinaud_n the_o whole_a legion_n be_v not_o at_o agaunum_n for_o a_o great_a detachment_n have_v be_v make_v out_o of_o it_o against_o carausius_n and_o 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speak_v of_o amandus_n and_o aelianus_n and_o of_o the_o disorder_n cause_v by_o the_o bagaud_n add_v that_o after_o that_o time_n carausius_n a_o man_n of_o a_o very_a low_a and_o vile_a extraction_n etc._n etc._n take_v the_o purple_a and_o possess_v himself_o of_o britain_n etc._n orosius_n place_n these_o two_o event_n in_o the_o same_o order_n as_o eutropius_n say_v that_o maximian_n defeat_v the_o bagaud_n and_o easy_o disperse_v their_o ill_n discipline_v army_n and_o that_o after_o this_o expedition_n carausius_n begin_v to_o stir_v 116._o therefore_o father_n pagi_n have_v put_v the_o bagaudian_a insurrection_n in_o max._n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 285_o refer_v the_o revolt_n of_o carausius_n to_o the_o follow_a year_n which_o the_o famous_a henry_n noris_n place_n yet_o a_o whole_a year_n late_a viz._n in_o 287_o and_o though_o these_o two_o learned_a man_n do_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o time_n that_o maximianus_n herculeus_n be_v make_v augustus_n nevertheless_o 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father_n who_o have_v write_v homily_n in_o the_o praise_n of_o martyr_n none_o of_o they_o have_v ever_o make_v use_n of_o so_o pathetic_a and_o powerful_a a_o example_n as_o this_o will_v have_v be_v ephrem_fw-la a_o monk_n of_o syria_n write_v encomium_n on_o all_o the_o martyr_n of_o christ_n about_o the_o year_n 360._o gregory_n of_o nazianzen_n have_v handle_v the_o same_o subject_a much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n we_o have_v the_o sermon_n of_o st._n chrysostom_n upon_o martyr_n in_o general_n asterius_n bishop_n of_o amasia_n in_o pontus_n who_o live_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o five_o age_n have_v make_v likewise_o a_o panegyric_n on_o all_o martyr_n but_o none_o of_o these_o father_n nor_o any_o other_o who_o treat_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n have_v make_v the_o least_o mention_n of_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o thebean_a legion_n if_o any_o have_v mention_v it_o it_o must_v have_v be_v maximus_n bishop_n of_o turin_n who_o die_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o honorius_n 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church_n there_o be_v a_o chapel_n where_o the_o relic_n of_o these_o saint_n be_v keep_v in_o a_o urn_n which_o madam_n chrestiene_fw-fr of_o france_n cause_v to_o be_v make_v on_o purpose_n with_o this_o inscription_n ingrave_v on_o it_o augustae_fw-la taurinorum_n patronis_fw-la christiana_n à _fw-fr francia_n these_o saint_n have_v do_v many_o miracle_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o vow_n and_o offering_n hang_v up_o in_o their_o chapel_n but_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o this_o sermon_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o those_o of_o st._n ambrose_n of_o the_o impression_n of_o basil_n in_o the_o year_n 1555_o with_o this_o note_n in_o the_o margin_n a_o sermon_n of_o st._n maximus_n the_o benedictines_n of_o paris_n in_o their_o new_a edition_n of_o st._n ambrose_n do_v likewise_o restore_v it_o to_o that_o bishop_n of_o turin_n and_o say_v that_o st._n maximus_n have_v be_v so_o conversant_a in_o the_o work_v of_o st._n ambrose_n that_o he_o sometime_o 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