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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XVII: Foundation Of Constantinople
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22) seems to consider twenty as the highest number of quaestors; and Dion (l.xliii.p 374) insinuates, that if the dictator Caesar once created forty, it was only to facilitate the payment of an immense debt of gratitude.

Yet the augmentation which he made of praetors subsisted under the succeeding reigns.] [Footnote 147: Sueton.

in August.c.65, and Torrent.

ad loc.Dion.

Cas.
p.


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