Justinian's envoys visited him at Ctesiphon, and set forth their master's desire to conclude a regular peace.

Chosroes professed to think that the way for a final arrangement would be best prepared by the conclusion, in the first instance, of a truce.

He proposed, in lieu of a peace, a cessation of hostilities for five years, during the course of which the causes of quarrel between the two nations might be considered, and a good understanding established.

It shows the weakness of the Empire, that Justinian not only accepted this proposal, but was content to pay for the boon granted him.

Chosroes received as the price of the five years truce the services of a Greek physician and two thousand pounds of gold.
The five years' truce seems to have been observed with better faith by the Persian than by the Roman monarch.