Julian, Letters — 13. To Hermogenes, formerly Prefect of Egypt
“ Zeus be my witness that I do not mean my brother Constantius [2] — nay, he was what he was — but the wild beasts who surrounded him and cast their baleful eyes on all men; for they made him even harsher than he was by nature, though on his own account he was by no means of a mild disposition, although he seemed so to many. But since he is now one of the blessed dead, may the earth lie lightly on him, as the saying is! ”
