TheprovincesofEuropewhichbelongedtotheEasternemperor，werealreadyexhausted；thoseofAsiawereinaccessible；andthestrengthofConstantinoplehadresistedhisattack。Buthewastemptedbythefame，thebeauty，thewealthofItaly，whichhehadtwicevisited；andhesecretlyaspiredtoplanttheGothicstandardonthewallsofRome，andtoenrichhisarmywiththeaccumulatedspoilsofthreehundredtriumphs。^25
[Footnote20:SynesiuspassedthreeyearsA。D。397—400atConstantinople，asdeputyfromCyrenetotheemperorArcadius。
Hepresentedhimwithacrownofgold，andpronouncedbeforehimtheinstructiveorationdeRegno，p。1—32，edit。Petav。Paris，1612。ThephilosopherwasmadebishopofPtolemais，A。D。410，anddiedabout430。SeeTillemont，Mem。Eccles。tom。xii。p。490，554，683—685。]
[Footnote21:SynesiusdeRegno，p。21—26。]
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