Recognising Nobades would not leave the city again out of fear for another such engagement Belisarius could now bypass the city as its garrison would not attack him in the rear. After an
assault of Sisauranon failed he sent troops to raid rich normally safe Persian territory across the
Tigris. After procuring much wealth from the area the Byzantine raiding forces split up and went home as some were afraid Belisarius would take their loot. Belisarius wanted to return home too as to avoid being surprised by the arrival of Persian forces under Khosrow. Procopius later claimed this because of Belisarius wanting to confront his wife
Antonina, whose lover his troops had imprisoned, as soon as possible about her affair. Claiming that Belisarius could have reached
Ctesiphon as the path remained undefended. This argument is flawed however as the same information of the disposition of Persian troops had not been available to Belisarius at that time. ==References==