55. Agathias, who lived in the sixth century, is the author
of this story (l. iv. p. 135, edit. Louvre [c. 25, p. 262,
ed. Bonn]). He derived his information from some extracts of
the Persian Chronicles, obtained and translated by the
interpreter Sergius during his embassy at that court. The
coronation of the mother of Sapor is likewise mentioned by
Schikard (Tarikh, p. 116) and d'Herbelot (Bibliotheque
Orientale, p. 763).