Note 056
Eight millions of Roman modii, besides a
contribution of 80,000 aurei for the expenses of water-carriage,
from which the subject was graciously excused. See the 13th
Edict of Justinian: the numbers are checked and verified by the
agreement of the Greek and Latin texts.]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 40