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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XVII: Foundation Of Constantinople
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de la Monarchie Francoise, tom.i.p.

41-100, edit.

1742) the institutions of Augustus and of Constantine, observes, that if Otho had been put to death the day before he executed his conspiracy, Otho would now appear in history as innocent as Corbulo.] [Footnote 126: Zosimus, l.ii.p.110.Before the end of the reign of Constantius, the magistri militum were already increased to four.

See Velesius ad Ammian.l.xvi.c.

7.] [Footnote 127: Though the military counts and dukes are frequently mentioned, both in history and the codes, we must have recourse to the Notitia for the exact knowledge of their number and stations.


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