Note 122 Cod. Justinian. l. ix. tit. 12, leg. 10. The punishments are severs - a fine of a hundred pounds of gold, degradation, and even death. The public peace might afford a pretence, but Zeno was desirous of monopolizing the valor and service of the Isaurians.]

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