[12]

About twenty-four English miles.

[13]

Iviza.

[14]

“Black-cloaks.”

[15]

Belgrade.

[16]

Mitrovitz.

[17]

In Illyricum.

[18]

He ascended the throne at the age of seven.

[19]

That is, the actual occupant could enter a demurrer to the former owner’s action for recovery, citing his own occupancy for thirty years or more.  The new law extended the period during which the ousted proprietor could recover possession, by admitting no demurrer from the occupant so far as the years were concerned during which the Vandals should be in possession of the country.

[20]

This is an error; he really ruled only eighteen months.

[21]

Geiseric, Gaiseric, less properly Genseric.

[22]

Now corrupted to Bona.

[23]

Emperor in Gaul, Britain and Spain 383-388.  Aspiring to be Emperor of the West, he invaded Italy, was defeated by Theodosius, and put to death.

[24]

This is an error, for Attila died before Aetius.

[25]

Including the famous treasure which Titus had brought from Jerusalem, cf.  IV. ix. 5.

[26]

Domitian had spent 12,000 talents (L2,400,000) on the gilding alone;
Plutarch, Publ. 15.

[27]

i.e. “leaders of a thousand.”

[28]

130,000 Roman pounds; cf.  Book I. xxii. 4.  The modern equivalent is unknown.

[29]

Placidia’s sister, Eudocia, was wife of Honoric, Gizeric’s son.

[30]

See chap. iv. 27.

[31]

i.e. “wisdom.”

[32]

Jebel Auress.

[33]

i.e. to what sect or religion they belonged.

[34]

Cf.  Book iv. xi. 17 ff.

[35]

Book I. xxii. 16.

[36]

The “imperial” taxes were for the emperor’s privy purse, the fiscus.

[37]

These foederati were private bands of troops under the leadership of condottiere; these had the title of “count” and received from the state an allowance for the support of their bands.

[38]

The medimnus equalled about one and a half bushels.

[39]

i.e. “runners.”

[40]

Eregli, on the Sea of Marmora.

[41]

Cape Matapan.

[42]

Book I. xxiv. 12-15; xxv. 8-10.

[43]

The ration of this twice-baked bread represented for the same weight one-fourth more wheat than when issued in the once-baked bread.  He was evidently paid on the basis of so much per ration, in weight, of the once-baked bread, but on account of the length of the voyage the other kind was requisitioned.

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