. A child's book of warriors . th his Gothicswarms. They bivouacked by the yellow river andattacked at sunrise; but in the open gatewaysBelisarius set his best and bravest, and strewed theapproaches with four-spiked caltrops—thistle-headsof iron, which put up ever one sting against a horseshoof throw them how you will. Twice the assailants were beaten back, and inthe thick of the fight, when the long-haired horsemenwere struck down, it may be the Fishermans oar wasnot far away. On the third day Baduilas standard-bearer fell. The royal ensign was snatched up fromthe dust with a severed hand gra
. A child's book of warriors . th his Gothicswarms. They bivouacked by the yellow river andattacked at sunrise; but in the open gatewaysBelisarius set his best and bravest, and strewed theapproaches with four-spiked caltrops—thistle-headsof iron, which put up ever one sting against a horseshoof throw them how you will. Twice the assailants were beaten back, and inthe thick of the fight, when the long-haired horsemenwere struck down, it may be the Fishermans oar wasnot far away. On the third day Baduilas standard-bearer fell. The royal ensign was snatched up fromthe dust with a severed hand grasping the staff. That was the end. The Goths drew sullenlyaway from the Eternal City, to whose annals theyhad added the strangest incident in her many-centuried story. Belisarius completed the greatgates, clamped and studded with iron, and hungthem in the open gateways. Even in a city protectedby unseen guardians there was need for them, forthe holy ones do not help us until we have done allthat we may to help ourselves. 131. Crown of the HRoman Empir<
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