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clivus ac resupinus et curvatus in manus penderet potius quam
jaceret."
When Aurelian liad succeeded against the last resistance of
Zenobia, the affairs of the Western part of the empire had recalled
him to Europe. Firmus took advantage of the emperor's absence
to excite a revolt among the inhabitants of the Thebaid. He as-
sumed the imperial insignia and the purple; he was styled
Augustus on the coins* stamped in his name; and AvToxpccTwp in
his edicts-j-. The following edict, published by Aurelian on his
return from this expedition, is our authority for the deleat and
end of Firmus:
" Aurelian Augustus to his loving people of Home, greeting :—
Tranquillity being restored to the whole world, we have put to
flight, we have besieged, condemned to death and crucified,
Firmus, the Egyptian robber, who excited insurrection among
the barbarians, and was collecting the scattered relics of a shame-
less female. Romans, ye have no further cause for fear. The
laws of Egypt, which were suspended by this iniquitous robber,
shall be restored to their original integrity. Cultivate peace and
friendship with the senate and the equestrian order; be well dis-
posed towards the praetorian guards: I will remove from Rome
every cause of anxiety. Give yourselves up to your sports;]:, to
the Circensian games. The wants of the public shall be my care-;
let your amusements be yours. Wherefore, most holy Romans,
&c., &e."
* Casaubon adduces a medal with the following inscription :
ATr.K.M. SIPMIOC-ETCETT.
ceb.etotc np-nTor
t Vopiscus asserts this on the authority of the Greek and Egyptian books;—which
would seem to imply that the Egyptian language and character were in his time
(A. D. 303.) in common use.
\ These sentiments would not be ill-placed in the edicts of the modern Aurelian.
Egyptians
clivus ac resupinus et curvatus in manus penderet potius quam
jaceret."
When Aurelian liad succeeded against the last resistance of
Zenobia, the affairs of the Western part of the empire had recalled
him to Europe. Firmus took advantage of the emperor's absence
to excite a revolt among the inhabitants of the Thebaid. He as-
sumed the imperial insignia and the purple; he was styled
Augustus on the coins* stamped in his name; and AvToxpccTwp in
his edicts-j-. The following edict, published by Aurelian on his
return from this expedition, is our authority for the deleat and
end of Firmus:
" Aurelian Augustus to his loving people of Home, greeting :—
Tranquillity being restored to the whole world, we have put to
flight, we have besieged, condemned to death and crucified,
Firmus, the Egyptian robber, who excited insurrection among
the barbarians, and was collecting the scattered relics of a shame-
less female. Romans, ye have no further cause for fear. The
laws of Egypt, which were suspended by this iniquitous robber,
shall be restored to their original integrity. Cultivate peace and
friendship with the senate and the equestrian order; be well dis-
posed towards the praetorian guards: I will remove from Rome
every cause of anxiety. Give yourselves up to your sports;]:, to
the Circensian games. The wants of the public shall be my care-;
let your amusements be yours. Wherefore, most holy Romans,
&c., &e."
* Casaubon adduces a medal with the following inscription :
ATr.K.M. SIPMIOC-ETCETT.
ceb.etotc np-nTor
t Vopiscus asserts this on the authority of the Greek and Egyptian books;—which
would seem to imply that the Egyptian language and character were in his time
(A. D. 303.) in common use.
\ These sentiments would not be ill-placed in the edicts of the modern Aurelian.
Egyptians