51. Ammianus, xvii. 5, and Valesius ad loc. The sophist, or
philosopher (in that age these words were almost
synonymous), was Eustathius the Cappadocian, the disciple of
Jamblichus, and the friend of St. Basil. Eunapius (in vit.
Aedesii, p. 44-47) fondly attributes to this philosophic
ambassador the glory of enchanting the barbarian king by the
persuasive charms of reason and eloquence. See Tillemont,
Hist. de Empereurs, tom. iv. p. 828, 1132.