despicableanddecrepiteunuchcouldnolongeralarmthefearsofhisenemies；norwashecapableofenjoyingwhatyetremained，thecomfortsofpeace，ofsolitude，andofahappyclimate。Buttheirimplacablerevengestillenviedhimthelastmomentsofamiserablelife，andEutropiushadnosoonertouchedtheshoresofCyprus，thanhewashastilyrecalled。Thevainhopeofeluding，byachangeofplace，theobligationofanoath，engagedtheempresstotransferthesceneofhistrialandexecutionfromConstantinopletotheadjacentsuburbofChalcedon。TheconsulAurelianpronouncedthesentence；andthemotivesofthatsentenceexposethejurisprudenceofadespoticgovernment。ThecrimeswhichEutropiushadcommittedagainstthepeoplemighthavejustifiedhisdeath；buthewasfoundguiltyofharnessingtohischariotthesacredanimals，who，fromtheirbreedorcolor，werereservedfortheuseoftheemperoralone。^32
[Footnote28:Thisanecdote，whichPhilostorgiusalonehaspreserved，lxi。c。6，andGothofred。Dissertat。p。451—456
iscuriousandimportant；sinceitconnectstherevoltoftheGothswiththesecretintriguesofthepalace。]
[Footnote29:SeetheHomilyofChrysostom，tom。iii。p。381—
386，whichtheexordiumisparticularlybeautiful。Socrates，l。