43. He was of a mature age, since he had formerly (A.D. 373)
served against his brother Firmus (Ammian. xxix. 5).
Claudian, who understood the court of Milan, dwells on the
injuries, rather than the merits, of Mascezel (de Bell.
Gild. 389-414). The Moorish war was not worthy of Honorius
or Stilicho, etc.