ThemostinnocentsubjectsoftheWestwereexposedtoexileandconfiscation,todeathandtorture;andasthetimidarealwayscruel,themindofConstantiuswasinaccessibletomercy。^100
[Footnote92:Zonaras,tom。ii。l。xiii。p。17。Julian,inseveralplacesofthetwoorations,expatiatesontheclemencyofConstantiustotherebels。]
[Footnote93:Zosim。l。ii。p。133。Julian。Orat。i。p。40,ii。
p。74。]
[Footnote94:Ammian。xv。6。Zosim。l。ii。p。123。Julian,whoOrat。i。p。40unveighsagainstthecrueleffectsofthetyrant\'sdespair,mentionsOrat。i。p。34theoppressiveedictswhichweredictatedbyhisnecessities,orbyhisavarice。HissubjectswerecompelledtopurchasetheImperialdemesnes;adoubtfulanddangerousspeciesofproperty,which,incaseofarevolution,mightbeimputedtothemasatreasonableusurpation。]