The sick and wounded were relieved with medicines and money; and still more efficaciously, by the healing visits and smiles of their commander.

The loss of a weapon or a horse was instantly repaired, and each deed of valor was rewarded by the rich and honorable gifts of a bracelet or a collar, which were rendered more precious by the judgment of Belisarius.

He was endeared to the husbandmen by the peace and plenty which they enjoyed under the shadow of his standard.

Instead of being injured, the country was enriched by the march of the Roman armies; and such was the rigid discipline of their camp, that not an apple was gathered from the tree, not a path could be traced in the fields of corn.

Belisarius was chaste and sober.