Note 024 Dion, 1. lxxiii. p. 1238. Herod. 1. ii. p. 67. A verse in every one's mouth at that time seems to express the general opinion of the three rivals; Optimus est Niger, bonus Afer, pessimus Albus. Hist. August. p. 75.

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Note to Chapter 5 of DECLINE & FALL by Gibbon