Book 21
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Upon hearing this the soldiers who were standing near, inflamed with anger, rushed upon him to slay him; but the emperor, at whose knees he had fallen, covered him with his general’s cloak. Then Julian returned to the palace. And when he saw that Nebridius had preceded him and was lying there as a suppliant, begging that, to relieve his fears, the emperor would offer him his hand, Julian answered: Will any special honour be reserved for my friends, if you shall touch my hand? But depart in safety whithersoever you please. On hearing this, Nebridius withdrew unharmed innoxius may be either passive or active in meaning; that is, uninjured or making no further opposition to Julian: probably the former. to his home in Tuscany.He was again made praetorian prefect by Valens; see xxvi. 7, 4, 5.
