XVIII


Amone the Romans, Ildiger and his men were
the first to arrive at the enemy's camp, and they
made slaves of such of the Goths as had remained
there suffering from sickness of one kind or another,
and collected all the valuables which the Goths had
left in their flight. And Belisarius with his whole
army arrived at midday. And when he saw John
and his men pale and dreadfully emaciated, he said
to him, hinting at the rashness of his audacious deed,
that he owed a debt of gratitude to Ildiger. But
John said that he recognized his obligation, not to
Ildiger, but to Narses, the emperor’s steward, im-
plying, I suppose, that Belisarius had not come to
his defence very willingly, but only after being
persuaded by Narses. And from that time both
these men began to regard each other with great
suspicion. It was for this reason that the friends
of Narses even tried to prevent him from marching
with Belisarius, and they sought to shew him how
disgraceful it was for one who shared the secrets of





3 δεινὸν KL: δεινῶς V.
