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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XL: Reign Of Justinian
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7) styles him a tyrant, but acknowledges something which is well explained by Alemannus.] [Footnote 9: In his earliest youth (plane adolescens) he had passed some time as a hostage with Theodoric.

For this curious fact, Alemannus (ad Procop.Anecdot.c.9, p.

34, of the first edition) quotes a Ms.history of Justinian, by his preceptor Theophilus.

Ludewig (p.

143) wishes to make him a soldier.] [Footnote 10: The ecclesiastical history of Justinian will be shown hereafter.


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