29. See the Homily [i. in Eutrop.] of Chrysostom, tom. iii.
p. 381-386, of which the exordium is particularly beautiful;
Socrates, 1. vi. c. 5, Sozomen, l. viii. c. 7. Montfaucon
(in his Life of Chrysostom, tom. xiii. p. 135) too hastily
supposes that Tribigild was 'actually' in Constantinople,
and that he commanded the soldiers who were ordered to seize
Eutropius. Even Claudian, a Pagan poet (Praefat. ad. 1. ii.
in Eutrop. 27), has mentioned the flight of the eunuch to
the sanctuary.
Suppliciterque pias humilis prostratus ad aras
Mitigat iratas voce tremente nurus.