Note 091 Of this act of sacrilege, Procopius (Goth. l. i. c. 25) is a dry and reluctant witness. The narratives of Liberatus (Breviarium, c. 22) and Anastasius (de Vit. Pont. p. 39) are characteristic, but passionate. Hear the execrations of Cardinal Baronius, (A.D. 536, No. 123 A.D. 538, No. 4 - 20:) portentum, facinus omni execratione dignum.]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 41