Note 041 Procopius, Persic. l. i. c. 11. Was not Proclus over-wise? Was not the danger imaginary? — The excuse, at least, was injurious to a nation not ignorant of letters: Whether any mode of adoption was practised in Persia, I much doubt.

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 42