Note 102 Roger corrupted the second person of Lothaire's army, who sounded, or rather cried, a retreat; for the Germans (says Cinnamus, l. iii. c. i. p. 51) are ignorant of the use of trumpets. Most ignorant himself! Note: Cinnamus says nothing of their ignorance. - M]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 56