The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . rontier;and a war which had wounded the vitals of the two monarchiesproduced no change in their external and relative return of Heraclius from Tauris to Constantinople was aperpetual triumph; and, after the exploits of six glorious cam-paigns, he peaceably enjoyed the sabbath of his toils. After along impatience, the senate, the clergy, and the people wentforth to meet their hero, with tears and acclamations, witholive branches and innumerable lamps; he entered the capitalin a chariot drawn by four elephants; and, as soon
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . rontier;and a war which had wounded the vitals of the two monarchiesproduced no change in their external and relative return of Heraclius from Tauris to Constantinople was aperpetual triumph; and, after the exploits of six glorious cam-paigns, he peaceably enjoyed the sabbath of his toils. After along impatience, the senate, the clergy, and the people wentforth to meet their hero, with tears and acclamations, witholive branches and innumerable lamps; he entered the capitalin a chariot drawn by four elephants; and, as soon as theemperor could disengage himself from the tumult of public joy, Siroes, DHerbelot (Bibliotheque Orientale, p. 789), and Assemaimi (, torn. iii. p. 415-420). [For a chronological list of the chief usurpers, seeAppendix 6.] 1^2 The letter of Siroes in the Paschal Chronicle (p. 402 [p. 735, ed. Bonn])unfortunately ends before he proceeds to business. The treaty appears in its execu-tion in the histories of Theophanes and x < a s g w < Chap, xlvi] OP THE ROMAN EMPIRE 101 he tasted more genuine satisfaction in the embraces of hismother and his son.^^ The succeeding year was illustrated by a triumph of a verydifferent kind, the restitution of the true cross to the holysepulchre. Heraclius performed in person the pilgrimage ofJerusalem, the identity of the relic was verified by the discreetpatriarchj^^* and this august ceremony has been commemoratedby the annual festival of the exaltation of the cross. Beforethe emperor presumed to tread the consecrated ground, he wasinstructed to strip himself of the diadem and purple, the pompand vanity of the world; but in the judgment of his clergy thepersecution of the Jews was more easily reconciled with theprecepts of the gospel. He again ascended his throne to re-ceive the congratulations of the ambassadors of France andIndia; and the fame of Moses, Alexander, and Hercules ^^^ waseclipsed, in the popu
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