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Bercea, [59].
Berserker folly, [125].
Bessarabia, [202].
Bessas, commander at Rome, [350].
Bishop Peter, letter of Theodoric to, [261].
Bleda, brother of Attila, [19].
Boccaccio, story of, [245].
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Bolsena, Lake of, [314].