. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. massacred at the table of Sergius ; and the clam-our of arms and revenge was re-echoed through the valleys of Mount Atlas,from both the Syrtes to the Atlantic Ocean. A personal injury, the unjustexecution or murder of his brother, rendered Antalas the enemy of the Ro-mans. The defeat of the Vandals had formerly signalised his valour ; therudiments of justice and prudence were still more conspicuous in a Moor;and while he la
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. massacred at the table of Sergius ; and the clam-our of arms and revenge was re-echoed through the valleys of Mount Atlas,from both the Syrtes to the Atlantic Ocean. A personal injury, the unjustexecution or murder of his brother, rendered Antalas the enemy of the Ro-mans. The defeat of the Vandals had formerly signalised his valour ; therudiments of justice and prudence were still more conspicuous in a Moor;and while he laid Hadrumetum in ashes, he calmly admonished the emperorthat the peace of Africa might be secured by the recall of Solomon and hisunworthy nephews. The exarch led forth his troops from Carthage ; but atthe distance of six days journey, in the neighbourhood of Tebeste,^ he wasastonished by the superior numbers and fierce aspect of the barbarians. Heproposed a treaty, solicited a reconciliation, and offered to bind himself bythe most solemn oaths. By what oaths can he bind himself ? interruptedthe indignant Moors. Will he swear by the Gospels, the divine books of the. Gold Medallion of Justinl^n [1 Now Tibesh in Algiers.] LATER YEARS OF JUSTINIANS REIGN 127 [558-559 ] Christians ? It was on those books that the faith of his nephew Sergius waspledged to eighty of our innocent and unfortunate brethren. Before wetrust them a second time, let us try their efficacy in the chastisement of per-jury, and the vindication of their own honour. Their honour was vindicatedin the field of Tebeste, by the death of Solomon and the total loss of hisarmy. The arrival of fresh troops and more skilful commanders ^ soon checkedthe insolence of the Moors; seventeen of their princes were slain in the samebattle; and the doubtful and transient submission of their tribes was cele-brated with lavish apj^lause by the people of Constantinople. Successiveinroads had reduced the province of Africa to one-
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