Note 044 Marcellin. in Chron. p. 47. Instead of the vulgar word veneta he uses the more exquisite terms of caerulea and caerealis. Baronius (A.D. 501, No. 4, 5, 6) is satisfied that the blues were orthodox; but Tillemont is angry at the supposition, and will not allow any martyrs in a playhouse, (Hist. des Emp. tom. vi. p. 554.)

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 40