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1、HistoryoftheWars/BookIV1HistoryoftheWars/BookIVIGelimer,seeingalltheVandalsgatheredtogether,ledhisarmyagainstCarthage.Andwhentheycameclosetoit,theytoredownaportionoftheaqueduct,--astructurewellworthseeing--whichconductedwaterintothecity,andafterencampingforatimetheywithdrew,sincen
2、ooneoftheenemycameoutagainstthem.AndgoingaboutthecountrytheretheykepttheroadsunderguardandthoughtthatinthiswaytheywerebesiegingCarthage;however,theydidnotgatheranybooty,norplundertheland,buttookpossessionofitastheirown.Andatthesametimetheykepthopingthattherewouldbesometreasononthe
3、partoftheCarthaginiansthemselvesandsuchoftheRomansoldiersasfollowedthedoctrineofArius.TheyalsosenttotheleadersoftheHuns,andpromisingthattheywouldhavemanygoodthingsfromtheVandals,entreatedthemtobecometheirfriendsandallies.NowtheHunsevenbeforethishadnotbeenwell-disposedtowardthecaus
4、eoftheRomans,sincetheyhadnotindeedcometothemwillinglyasallies(fortheyassertedthattheRomangeneralPeterhadgivenanoathandthen,disregardingwhathadbeensworn,hadthusbroughtthemtoByzantium),andaccordinglytheyreceivedthewordsoftheVandals,andpromisedthatwhentheyshouldcometorealfightingthey
5、wouldturnwiththemagainsttheRomanarmy.ButBelisariushadasuspicionofallthis(forhehadhearditfromthedeserters),andalsothecircuit-wallhadnotasyetbeencompletedentirely,andforthesereasonshedidnotthinkitpossibleforhismentogooutagainsttheenemyforthepresent,buthewasmakinghispreparationswithi
6、naswellaspossible.AndoneoftheCarthaginians,Laurusbyname,havingbeencondemnedonachargeoftreasonandprovedguiltybyhisownsecretary,wasimpaledbyBelisariusonahillbeforethecity,andasaresultofthistheotherscametofeelasortofirresistiblefearandrefrainedfromattemptsattreason.AndhecourtedtheMas
7、sagetaewithgiftsandbanquetsandeveryothermannerofflatteringattentioneveryday,andthuspersuadedthemtodisclosetohimwhatGelimerhadpromisedthemonconditionoftheirturningtraitorsinthebattle.Andthesebarbarianssaidthattheyhadnoenthusiasmforfighting,fortheyfearedthat,iftheVandalswerevanquish
8、ed,theRomanswouldnotsendthembackt
