andrequiredthem，inthenameoftheirsovereign，todefendthepersonanddignityofhisrepresentatives。Bythisrashdeclarationofwar，theimpatienttemperofGalluswasprovokedtoembracethemostdesperatecounsels。Heorderedhisguardstostandtotheirarms，assembledthepopulaceofAntioch，andrecommendedtotheirzealthecareofhissafetyandrevenge。
Hiscommandsweretoofatallyobeyed。Theyrudelyseizedthepraefectandthequaestor，andtyingtheirlegstogetherwithropes，theydraggedthemthroughthestreetsofthecity，inflictedathousandinsultsandathousandwoundsontheseunhappyvictims，andatlastprecipitatedtheirmangledandlifelessbodiesintothestreamoftheOrontes。^21
[Footnote19:Zonaras，l。xiii。tom。ii。p。17，18。Theassassinshadseducedagreatnumberoflegionaries；buttheirdesignswerediscoveredandrevealedbyanoldwomaninwhosecottagetheylodged。]
[Footnote*:ThecommissionseemstohavebeengrantedtoDomitianalone。Montiusinterferedtosupporthisauthority。
Amm。Marc。loc。cit。—M]