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diers, as soon as they saw thern, flocked immediately to Pompey, who notwithstanding was minded to finish his exercise ; but when they began to be clamorous and im- portunate, he alighted from his horse, and taking the let- ters went before them into the camp. Now there being no tribunal erected there, not even that military substi- tute for one which they make by cutting up thick turfs of earth and piling them one upon another, they, through eagerness and impatience, heaped up a pile of pack-sad- dles, and Pompey standing upon that, told them the news of Mithridates's death, how that he had himself put an end to his life upon the revolt of his son Pharnaces, and that Pharnaces had taken all things there into his hands and possession, which he did, his letters said, in right of him- self and the Romans. Upon this news, the whole army expressing their joy, as was to be expected, fell to sacri- ficing to the gods, and feasting, as if in the person of Mithridates alone there had died many thousands of their enemies. Pompey by this event having brought this war to its completion, with much more ease than was expected, departed forthwith out of Arabia, and passing rapidly through the intermediate provinces, he came at length to the city Amisus. There he received many presents brought from Pharnaces, with several dead bodies of the royal blood, and the corpse of Mithridates himself, which was not easy to be known by the face, for the physicians that embalmed him had not dried up his brain, but those who were curious to see him knew him by the scars there. Pompey himself would not endure to see him, but to deprecate the divine jealousy, sent it away to the city of Sinope. He admired the richness of his robes, no less than the size and splendor of his armor. His sword- belt, however, which had cost four hundred talents, was

Btolen by Publius, and sold to Ariarathes ; his tiara also,