31/32 65) treats this inference o: Gibbon, and the authorities to which he appeals, with too much contempt, considering the general scantiness of proof on this curious question .-- M.] [Footnote 27: Interfecit numerosos amicos.Eutrop.xx. 6.] [Footnote 28: Saturni aurea saecula quis requirat? ----It is somewhat singular that these satirical lines should be attributed, not to an obscure libeller, or a disappointed patriot, but to Ablavius, prime minister and favorite of the emperor. We may now perceive that the imprecations of the Roman people were dictated by humanity, as well as by superstition.Zosim. |