. 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:. ^ operations had been confined to Colchis. It was termi-nated in 562 by a truce for fifty years, which effected little change in thefrontiers of the empire. The most remarkable clause of this treaty of peaceimposed on Justinian the disgraceful obligation of paying Chosroes an an-nual subsidy of thirty thousand pieces of gold [<£18,750 or $93,750]; and hewas compelled immediately to advance the sum of 210,000 pounds, for
. 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:. ^ operations had been confined to Colchis. It was termi-nated in 562 by a truce for fifty years, which effected little change in thefrontiers of the empire. The most remarkable clause of this treaty of peaceimposed on Justinian the disgraceful obligation of paying Chosroes an an-nual subsidy of thirty thousand pieces of gold [<£18,750 or $93,750]; and hewas compelled immediately to advance the sum of 210,000 pounds, for seven. A Persian Noble (Based on Bardon) 124 THE HISTORY OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE [535-53{} ] years. The sum, it is true, was not very great, but the condition of theRoman Empire was sadly changed, when it became necessary to purchasepeace from all its neighbours with gold, and with gold to find mercenarytroops to carry on its wars. The moment, therefore, a supply of gold failedin the imperial treasury, the safety of the Roman power was compromised. The weakness of the Roman Empire, and the necessity of finding allies inthe East, in order to secure a share of the lucrative commerce of which Per-sia had long possessed a monopoly, induced Justinian to keep up friendlycommunications with the king of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Elesboas, who thenoccupied the Ethiopian throne, was a prince of great power, and a steadyally of the Romans. The wars of this Christian monarch in Arabia arerelated by the historians of the empire ; and Justinian endeavoured, by thismeans, to transfer the silk trade with Indi
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