deeds against all of them and especially the Cadiseni.  And the Persians, seeing the forces of Sunicas too already coming up against them from the flank, turned to a hasty flight.  And the rout became complete, for the Romans here joined forces with each other, and there was a great slaughter of the barbarians.  On the Persian right wing not fewer than three thousand perished in this action, while the rest escaped with difficulty to the phalanx and were saved.  And the Romans did not continue their pursuit, but both sides took their stand facing each other in line.  Such was the course of these events.

But the mirranes stealthily sent to the left a large body of troops and with them all the so-called Immortals.  And when these were noticed by Belisarius and Hermogenes, they ordered the six hundred men under Sunicas and Aigan to go to the angle on the right, where the troops of Simmas and Ascan were stationed, and behind them they placed many of Belisarius men.  So the Persians who held the left wing under the leadership of Baresmanas, together with the Immortals, charged on the run upon the Romans opposite them, who failed to withstand the attack and beat a hasty retreat.  Thereupon the Romans in the angle, and all who were behind them, advanced with great ardour against the pursuers.  But inasmuch as they came upon the barbarians from the side, they cut their army into two parts, and the greater portion of them they had on their right, while some also who were left behind were placed on their left.  Among these happened to be the standard bearer of Baresmanas, whom Sunicas charged and struck with his spear.  And already the Persians who were leading the pursuit perceived in what straits they were, and, wheeling about, they stopped the pursuit and went against their assailants, and thus became exposed to the enemy on both sides.  For those in flight before them understood what was happening and turned back again.  The Persians, on their part, with the detachment of the Immortals, seeing the standard inclined and lowered to the earth, rushed all together against the Romans at that point with Baresmanas.  There the Romans held their ground.  And first Sunicas killed Baresmanas and threw him from his horse to the ground.  As a result of this the barbarians were seized with great fear and thought no longer of resistance, but fled in utter confusion.  And the Romans, having made a circle as it were around them, killed about five thousand.  Thus both armies were all set in motion, the Persians in retreat, and the Romans in pursuit.  In this part of the conflict all the foot-soldiers who were in the Persian army threw down their shields and were caught and wantonly killed by their enemy.  However, the pursuit was not continued by the Romans over a great distance.  For Belisarius and Hermogenes refused absolutely to let them go farther, fearing lest the Persians through some necessity should turn about and rout them while pursuing recklessly, and it seemed to them sufficient