Note 083
For these wise and moderate sentiments,
Procopius (de Bell. Goth. l. i. c. 3) is scourged in the
preface of Alemannus, who ranks him among the political
Christians - sed longe verius haeresium omnium sentinas,
prorsusque Atheos - abominable Atheists, who preached the
imitation of God's mercy to man, (ad Hist. Arcan. c. 13.)]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 47