Book 25
8.7
And after completing a march of six days and finding not even grass as the solace of their extreme necessity, Cassianus, the duke Duces were usually military commanders, but some- times governors; see Index II., vol. i. s.v. commanding the army in Mesopotamia,Ur of the Chaldeans, mentioned also in the books of Moses. and the tribune Mauricius (who had been sent long before for the purpose) came to a Persian stronghold called Ur Duces were usually military commanders, but some- times governors; see Index II., vol. i. s.v. and brought food from the supplies which the army left with Procopius and Sebastianus had saved by frugal living.
8.8
From here another Procopius, a state-secretary, and the military tribune Memoridus were sent to the lands of Illyricum and Gaul, to announce the death of Julian, and the elevation of Jovian (after Julian’s decease) to Augustan rank.
8.9
To them the emperor had also given instructions to hand his father-in-law Lucillianus,Jovian’s wife was a daughter of Lucillianus;her name was Charito. who after his dismissal from the army had retired to a life of leisure and was then living at Sirmium, the commission as commander of the cavalry and infantry which he had delivered to them, and urge him to hasten to Milan, in order to attend to any difficulties there, or if (as was now rather to be feared) any new dangers should arise, to resist them.
