The Age of Justinian and Theodora: A History of the Sixth Century A.D., Volume 2 (of 2)

by William Gordon Holmes

[751] Cod., I, ix; x.

[752] Nov. cxlvi.

[753] Procopius, De Aedif., vi, 2. It is only fair to note that Justinian, for the most part, only re-enacted or confirmed laws formulated by his predecessors, beginning with Constantine; but he sometimes enforced them more zealously.

[754] John Ephes., Hist. (Smith), pp. 159, 229 et seq.

[755] Procopius, De Aedif., iii, 6. Sittas was the general. Cf. Nov. i, pf.

[756] Procopius, De Aedif., vi, 2.

[757] As an illustration of the way in which Christianity was spread unofficially, through captives carried off by the barbarians, etc., see Zachariah Myt., xii, 7.

[758] See p. 312.

[759] Jn. Malala, p. 427; Theophanes, an. 6020.

[760] An alloy of gold and silver; Instit., ii, 1.