andwhosubmitted，withoutreluctancetothesupremecommandwhichJulian，bytheinrerestofhispatronessEusebia，atlengthobtainedoverthearmiesofGaul。^72Averyjudiciousplanofoperationswasadoptedfortheapproachingcampaign。Julianhimself，attheheadoftheremainsoftheveteranbands，andofsomenewlevieswhichhehadbeenpermittedtoform，boldlypenetratedintothecentreoftheGermancantonments，andcarefullyreestablishedthefortificationsofSaverne，inanadvantageouspost，whichwouldeitherchecktheincursions，orintercepttheretreat，oftheenemy。Atthesametime，Barbatio，generaloftheinfantry，advancedfromMilanwithanarmyofthirtythousandmen，andpassingthemountains，preparedtothrowabridgeovertheRhine，intheneighborhoodofBasil。ItwasreasonabletoexpectthattheAlemanni，pressedoneithersidebytheRomanarms，wouldsoonbeforcedtoevacuatetheprovincesofGaul，andtohastentothedefenceoftheirnativecountry。Butthehopesofthecampaignweredefeatedbytheincapacity，ortheenvy，orthesecretinstructions，ofBarbatio；whoactedasifhehadbeentheenemyoftheCaesar，andthesecretallyoftheBarbarians。Thenegligencewithwhichhepermittedatroopofpillagersfreelytopass，andtoreturnalmostbeforethegatesofhiscamp，maybeimputedtohiswantofabilities；butthetreasonableactofburninganumberofboats，andasuperfluousstockofprovisions，whichwouldhavebeenofthemostessentialservicetothearmyofGaul，wasanevidenceofhishostileandcriminalintentions。TheGermansdespisedanenemywhoappeareddestituteeitherofpowerorofinclinationtooffendthem；andtheignominiousretreatofBarbatiodeprivedJulianoftheexpectedsupport；andlefthimtoextricatehimselffromahazardoussituation，wherehecouldneitherremainwithsafety，norretirewithhonor。^73
[Footnote71:Ammian。xvi。7。LibaniusspeaksrathermoreadvantageouslyofthemilitarytalentsofMarcellus，Orat。x。p。
272。AndJulianinsinuates，thathewouldnothavebeensoeasilyrecalled，unlesshehadgivenotherreasonsofoffencetothecourt，p。278。]
[Footnote72:Severus，nondiscors，nonarrogans，sedlongamilitiaefrugalitatecompertus；eteumrectapraeeuntemsecuturus，utduetoremmorigeranmiles。Ammianxvi。11。
Zosimus，l。iii。p。140。]