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. XIV. Concerning the taking of Martyropolis.

[IN the interim,] one Sittas a a 1.1 Decanus in Martyropolis, vext at an injury he had re∣ceived from one of the Military Commanders there, betrays the City [to the Enemy,] observing the time when the Garrison b 1.2 lodged in that City was marched out of it: and ha∣ving brought in a Persian c 1.3 Cohort, as if it had been a Roman one, he possest himself of that City, which was a * 1.4 place of great conse∣quence to the Ro∣mans. He kept most of the younger women within the City; but turned out all other persons, ex∣cept some few servants. Im∣mediately therefore Philip∣picus made his march thi∣ther, and having invested the City, besieged it, although he had none of those pro∣visions necessary for a Siege. Nevertheless, he made use of what came next to hand in his Attacks, and having wrought some Mines, ruined one of the Towers: but was not able to make himself Master of the City, in regard the Persians sate up all night, and * 1.5 repaired what had been beaten down. When therefore the Romans had made frequent At∣tacks against the wall, they were as often beat off. For, the Darts thrown upon them from an higher place, very seldome mist the Mark they were designed against; in so much that, they were more damnified, than they could do hurt to the Enemy within; and therefore brake up the Siege. And having marched off at some small distance, Encamped; but took particular care of this, that no other supplies of Forces should be † 1.6 let in to those Persians Besieged. But by the order of Mauricius, Gregorius makes a journey to the Camp, and perswades them to return to the Siege. Nevertheless, they were unable to effect any thing more than what they had done before, in re∣gard they were wholly destitute of warlike Engines commonly made use of in the Siege of Cities. On which account the Army was sent into their Win∣ter-Quarters. But in the adjacent Castles, severall Garrisons were left, that the Persians might not by stealth get into the City. And on the Summer fol∣lowing, when the Roman Army was got into a bo∣dy, and the Persians had made an Expedition a∣gainst the Romans, there hapned a great Fight a∣bout Martyropolis. In which Engagement Philip∣picus got the better, and many of the Persians fell, amongst whom was * 1.7 slain one † 1.8 vallant Prince; but no small number of Persians got into Marty∣ropolis, which was the chief thing they designed to effect. From thence forward the Romans resolved not to lay Siege to that City: for it was im∣possible for them to take it by Force. But they built another City at seven surlongs distance [from Martyropolis,] upon mountainous and ‖ 1.9 more inaccessible places; that from thence

they might infest it with Stratagems and * 1.10 Ex∣cursions. And these things [the Romans] performed during the Summer; but in the Winter the Army was dismist.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the Florentine and Tellerian Manuscripts 'tis truer written, thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; as also Vulcobius and S^r Henry Savil had mended it in their Copies. Nicephorus (book 18. chap. 17.) has expounded this place of Evagrius thus; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 having been made Commander of Ten Souldiers amongst the Military Forces. These Officers were by the La∣tines termed Decani, not Decu∣riones, as Musculus and Christo∣phorson do render it. Vegetius at∣tests this book 2. chap. 8. speaking concerning the Centuriones or Ordinarii; Erant, says he, De∣cani denis militibus praepositi qui nunc Caput Contubern••i vocantur, The Decani were Commanders of ten Souldiers, which Officers are now called the head of a File. Vales.
• b 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Without doubt it must be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, in that City. For so the Rule of Grammar requires. Vales.
• c 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Four hun∣dred armed men, as Theophy∣lactus relates, book 3. chap. 5. Vales.
• * 1.4

  Or, Most com∣modious.
• * 1.5

  Fortified, or, secured.
• † 1.6

  Or, Ad∣ded.
• * 1.7

  Or, Van∣quished.
• † 1.8

  Or, Hero.
• ‖ 1.9

  Or, Bet∣ter forti∣fied.
• * 1.10

  Or, Con∣trary At∣tacks.