[Calling to him.] He has fallen! The Emperor has fallen!
Jovian.
Fallen! Oh mighty God of vengeance! On, on; ’tis God’s will that his people shall live! I see heaven open; I see the angels with flaming swords——
The Soldiers.
[Hurtling forward.] Christ is among us!
Ammian’s Troops.
The Galileans’ God is among us! Close round him! He is the strongest!
[A wild tumult of battle. Jovian hews his way into the enemy’s ranks. Sunrise. The Persians flee in all directions.
SCENE FOURTH.
The Emperor’s tent, with a curtained entrance in the background. Daylight.