Scene + 

II + 

Consuls + 

The soldiers have returned. + 

Julian + 

Is all well? + 

Soldiers + 

Well indeed. + 

Julian + 

Why have you returned so soon? + 

Soldiers + 

We will tell you. We had planned to seize Gallicanus’s castle and occupy it in your name. But no sooner did one of us set foot on the threshold than he was straightway stricken with leprosy or madness. + 

Julian + 

Return and force Gallicanus to quit the realm or sacrifice to the gods. + 