Note 050 The troubles of Rome, from the departure to the return of Rienzi, are related by Matteo Villani (l. ii. c. 47, l. iii. c. 33, 57, 78) and Thomas Fortifiocca, (l. iii. c. 1 - 4.) I have slightly passed over these secondary characters, who imitated the original tribune.]

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The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire —Fall In The East —Chapter 70