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over Yemen.* It appears, also, that the embassy of Julianus 
sent by Justinian to persuade the Emperor Ameda to make war 
against the Persians, and to take the silk trade into his own 
hands, occurred immediately after this conquest of Yemen, dur- 
ing the time that Angane,t the Emperor of Abyssinia's nephew, 
remained on the throne ; and on his being displaced by Abreha 
(or Abram, who is said to have been a slave from Adulis), a 
second embassy was dispatched from Constantinople, a particular 
account of which is given by John Malala (p. 194-6), which so 
much gratified the Abyssinian monarch and his deputy, that the 
latter actually marched out his troops on an expedition against 
the Persians." It was this same embassy, in all probability, 
which was conducted by Nonnosus, as mentioned in Photius 
(p. 6) ; for there, as in the account given by John Malala, it is 
noticed that he gained ail that he sought," (tamen quae voluit 
perfecit) which Julianus evidently did not accomplish. J 
* There exists a remarkable conformity on these subjects between Procopius and the 
Arabian writers. 
t The true name of " Hesimaphseus" or " Abou-hesem," which simply means 
" father of Sehem," appears by John of Antioch, p. 194, to have been Aiyavvj, the 
same name, in all probability, as the " Aiga" found in the Chronicles. Another account 
of these events, agreeing in the main points, is found also in Nicephori Callisti Historic, 
Basil, 1559, L. xvii, c. 32, p. 897 ; but the names of the sovereigns are there still farther 
corrupted, though evidently taken from the same source ; Dunowas being called Damnus, 
and Andas having been changed through Adadus to David. The confusion of those 
names baffled the research even of the indefatigable Ludolf, (vide L. ii. c. 4) who rather 
hastily observes, " at falsa prorsus sunt, quas a Cedreno et Nicephoro de Adado vel 
Davide scribuntur !" 
X This circumstance is confirmed also by Procopius, who after noticing Julianus' 
want of success in his embassy to Esimiphseus remarks, " sed et Abramus postremo qui 
et regnum firmissime obtinuit saspe Justiniano promisit in Persidem irruptionem se factu- 
rum, semelque tantum iter ingresstcs statira remigravit. 
