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Updated: July 26, 2025
Twenty slaves, many camels, and even two horses belonged to him, and the centurion in command of the Imperial garrison, the Gaul Phoebicius, and his wife Sirona, lived as lodgers under his roof; not quite to the satisfaction of the councillor, for the centurion was no Christian, but a worshipper of Mithras, in whose mysteries the wild Gaul had risen to the grade of a 'Lion, whence his people, and with them the Pharanites in general, were wont to speak of him as "the Lion."
The last third of the Pharanites had orders to destroy the ships of the invaders under the command of Hermas, who knew the spot where they had landed. In the worst case the centurion and his men could retreat into the castle, and there defend themselves till the warriors of the nearest seaports whither messengers were already on their way should come to the rescue.
As the youth disappeared behind the rocks, Paulus said, "He marches on like an experienced soldier, and the others follow him as sheep follow a ram. But hark! Certainly the foremost division of the Pharanites and the enemy have met. The outcry comes nearer and nearer." "Then all will be well," cried Stephanus excitedly.
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