The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.

CHAP. XII. That Trajanus having been sent Embassadour to Chosroes, * 1.1 repaired the affairs of the Romans.

TIberius therefore resolves upon a † 1.2 Course very seasonable, and accommodate to the [present juncture of] affairs; which repaired the whole misfortune. For a 1.3 Trajanus, a wise person of the Senatorian Order, a man highly valued by all men for his gray-hairs and un∣derstanding, is dispatcht a∣way to Chosroes: He was not to perform that Embassy in the name of ‖ 1.4 the Emperour, nor of the State; but was to speak in behalf only of [the Empress] Sophia. Moreover, She wrote to Chosroes, [in which Let∣ter] She lamented both the calamities of her Husband, and also the State's being deprived of an Emperour; adding with all, that 'twas misbecoming [a Prince] to insult over a woman that was a wid∣dow, over a ‖ 1.5 dead Emperour, and over a de∣serted State: For, that * 1.6 he himself, when he had faln sick sometime since, had not only ex∣perienced the like [humanity and kind usage,] but had likewise had the best Physitians sent him by the Roman State, who also freed him from his distemper. [Hereby] therefore Chosroes is prevailed upon. And although he was just ready to make an Invasion ‖ 1.7 upon the Ter∣ritories of the Romans, yet he concludes a Truce for the space of three years, in the Eastern parts. But, 'twas thought good, that Armenia b 1.8 should not be included in the like [conditions of a Truce;] so that, he might wage War there, provided no body disturbed the Eastern parts.

During the transaction of these affairs in the East, Sirmium was taken by the c 1.9 Abares: which [City] the Gepidae had possest them∣selves of before, but had afterwards Surrendred it to [the Emperour] Justinus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Corrected, or, restored.
• † 1.2

  Councill, or, advice.
• a 1.3

  This Trajanus was Patritius and Quaestor of the Sacred Pallace; concerning his Embassie to the Persians, Menander Protector speaks in the Sixth Book of his Histories, pag. 157. and 165. This, as I think, is the Trajanus Patritius who had written a short Chronicle, an admirable work, as Suidas attests. Theophanes mentions him in his Chronicon, pag. 56. Suidas writes indeed, that he had lived in the times of Justinianus Rhinotmetus. But I am of opinion that Suidas is out, in regard no person of this name is mentioned in the Empire of Justinianus Rhinotmetus. But in the Reign of Justinus junior, Trajanus Patritius is commended by Menander Protector in his Sixth Book, and by our Evagrius here. Vales.
• ‖ 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, of the Em∣pire.
• ‖ 1.5

  Or, De∣jected.
• * 1.6

  Chosroes.
• ‖ 1.7

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In Nice∣phorus the reading is truer. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, upon the Territories [or, affairs] of the Romans. Vales.
• b 1.8

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In my own judgment I have re∣stored this place very happily, so, that instead of the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, it must be written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. For in the Truce which was made between the Romans and Persians, it had been expressly cautioned, that there should be a Cessation of Armes throughout the East only: but in Armenia and Iberia it should be lawfull to wage War. See Menander Protector in the Sixth Book of his Histories, pag. 157; which authour does fully confirm this our Emendation. And so does Theophylactus, Book 3. Chap. 12. Vales.
• c 1.9

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, by the Bar∣barians. The rea∣ding in Ni∣cephorus is the same. Nevertheless, I doubt not but it should be written 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, by the Abares. For the Abares took the City Sirmium, as Menander Protector attests in his Excerpta Legatio∣num, pag. 117. Which City having before been in the hands of the Gepida, the Abares who had destroyed the Kingdom of the Gepidae, asserted, that that City, with the rest of the riches of the Gepidae, had passed into their power and dominion, as the same Menander relates, pag. 114 and 130. See Theophylactus, Book 1. Chap. 3. Vales.