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He was present when one of the spirits asked-Where is Ardiaeus

the Great? (This Ardiaeus was a cruel tyrant, who had murdered

his father, and his elder brother, a thousand years before.)

Another spirit answered, 'He comes not hither, and will never

come. And I myself,' he added, 'actually saw this terrible sight.

At the entrance of the chasm, as we were about to reascend,

Ardiaeus appeared, and some other sinners-most of whom had been

tyrants, but not all-and just as they fancied that they were

returning to life, the chasm gave a roar, and then wild,

fiery-looking men who knew the meaning of the sound, seized him

and several others, and bound them hand and foot and threw them

down, and dragged them along at the side of the road, lacerating

them and carding them like wool, and explaining to the

passers-by, that they were going to be cast into hell.' The

greatest terror of the pilgrims ascending was lest they should

hear the voice, and when there was silence one by one they passed

up with joy. To these sufferings there were corresponding

delights.