And first Sunicas killed Baresmanas and threw him from his horse to the ground. As a result of this the barbarians were seized with great fear and thought no longer of resistance, but fled in utter confusion.
Edition :
Procopius: De Bellis; in: Procopius. History of the Wars, Volume I-V. ed. and transl. H. B. Dewing, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914-1928.
Remark :
context: Sunicas had previously also killed the standard-bearer of Baresmanas, described in: "Sunicas kills a Persian standard-bearer with a spear in battle at Dara." long-term consequence: The fleeing Persians of this flank were all killed, described in: "Roman soldiers surround and kill all 5000 fleeing Persians on one flank during the battle at Dara."
