treasures guarded by the priest Augustus, II. xxx. 53

Stephanacius, commander of Isaurians, I. xviii. 7

Stephanus, a physician of note, begs Chosroes to spare Edessa,
II. xxvi. 31 ff.

Strata, its possession disputed by the Saracens, II. i. 6;
meaning of the name, II. i. 7;
unproductive, II. i. 11

Strategius, guardian of the royal treasures, sent as an envoy by Justinian,
II. i. 9;
his advice concerning Strata, II. i. 11

Summus, father of Julian, commander in Palestine, sent as an envoy by
Justinian, II. i. 9, 10;
his advice concerning Strata, II. i. 11

Sunicas, Massagete chief, in the Roman army, I. xiii. 20, xiv. 39. 40, 44;
charges the standard bearer of Baresmanas, I. xiv. 47;
kills Baresmanas, I. xiv. 60

Sunitae, march in the Persian army, I. xv. 1

Sura, a city on the Euphrates, I. xviii. 14, II. v. 8;
distance from Sergiopolis, II. v. 29;
besieged by Chosroes, II. v. 10 ff.;
bishop of, begs Chosroes to spare the city, II. v. 13 ff.;
captured by a stratagem and destroyed, II. v. 22 ff.;
a woman of, made captive by a barbarian in sight of Chosroes,
II. ix. 9, 10

Sycae, a suburb of Byzantium, modern "Galata," II. xxiii. 9

Symeon, Sanctuary of, at Amida, burned, I. ix. 18

Symeon, manager of the Persian gold-mine at Pharangium, I. xv. 27;
goes over to the Romans, I. xv. 28, 29;
presented with certain Armenian villages, II. iii. 1;
murdered by the sons of Perozes, II. iii. 2;
uncle of Amazaspes, II. iii. 3

Syria, open to invasion by the Persians, I. xvii. 34 ff.,
II. xvi. 17, xix. 34;
attacked by Chosroes, II. v. 4, vi. 21

Syriac tongue, II. ii. 3

Taraunon, a district In Persarmenia, invaded by Justus and Peranius,
II. xxv. 35

Tatianus, of Mopsuestia, quarter-master of the camp in Antioch,
witnesses the portent of the standards, II. x. 2

Taurians, The, in Celesene, I. xvii. 11 ff., 21

Taurus Mountains, The, their size and extent, I. x. 1, 2, xv. 20, xvii. 17

Theoctistus, commander of troops in Lebanon, brings succour to Antioch,
II. viii. 2;
flees precipitately with the soldiers, II. viii. 17-19;
objects to invading Persia with Belisarius, II. xvi. 17 ff.;
eager to return to Lebanon, II. xix. 33, 34;
commands a detachment in an army to invade Persia, II. xxiv. 13

Theodoric, leader of the Goths, I. viii. 3

Theodora, wife of Justinian, greatly beloved by him, I. xxv. 4;
her hatred of John the Cappadocian, _ib._;
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