Mai，describesValentinianasbornamongthesnowsofIllyria，andhabituatedtomilitarylaboramidtheheatanddustofLibya:
genitusinfrigoribus，educatusissolibusSym。Orat。Frag。edit。
Niebuhr，p。5。—M。]
[Footnote*:AccordingtoAmmianus，hewroteelegantly，andwasskilledinpaintingandmodelling。Scribensdecore，venustequepingensetfingens。xxx。7。—M。]
[Footnote22:AtAntioch，wherehewasobligedtoattendtheemperortothetable，hestruckapriest，whohadpresumedtopurifyhimwithlustralwater，Sozomen，l。vi。c。6。Theodoret，l。iii。c。15。SuchpublicdefiancemightbecomeValentinian；