Note 069 Dion, 1. lxxvi. p. 1274. Herodian, 1. iii. p 122, 129. The grammarian of Alexandria seems, as it is not unusual, much better acquainted with this mysterious transaction, and more assured of the guilt of Plautianus, than the Roman senator ventures to be.

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Note to Chapter 5 of DECLINE & FALL by Gibbon