[Footnote118:M。d\'AnvilleseehisMaps,andl\'EuphrateetleTigre,p。92,93tracestheirmarch,andassignsthetruepositionofHatra,Ur,andThilsaphata,whichAmmianushasmentioned。HedoesnotcomplainoftheSamiel,thedeadlyhotwind,whichThevenotVoyages,partii。l。i。p。192somuchdreaded。]
[Footnote*:Hatra,nowKadhr。Ur,KasrorSkervidgi。
Thilsaphataisunknown—M。]
[Footnote119:TheretreatofJovianisdescribedbyAmmianus,xxv。9,Libanius,Orat。Parent。c。143,p。365,andZosimus,l。iii。p。194。]
ThefriendsofJulianhadconfidentlyannouncedthesuccessofhisexpedition。TheyentertainedafondpersuasionthatthetemplesofthegodswouldbeenrichedwiththespoilsoftheEast;thatPersiawouldbereducedtothehumblestateofatributaryprovince,governedbythelawsandmagistratesofRome;
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