fleet might regain the opposite shore; but the distress and
disorder of the multitude rendered them alike incapable, either
of action or counsel; and they soon implored the clemency of
the victorious enemy. On this occasion, as well as on many
others, it is a difficult task to reconcile the passions and
prejudices of the writers of the age of Theodosius. The partial
and malignant historian, who misrepresents every action of
his reign, affirms,
chi flat iron turbo 2, that the emperor did not appear in the field
of battle till the Barbarians had been vanquished by the valor
and conduct of his lieutenant Promotus. The flattering poet,
Christian Louboutin Sandals,
who celebrated,
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father and of the son, ascribes the victory to the personal
prowess of Theodosius; and almost insinuates,
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the Ostrogoths was slain by the hand of the emperor. The
truth of history might perhaps be found in a just medium
between these extreme and contradictory assertions.