Note 042 Dion, 1. lxxi. [c. 2] p. 1178. Hist. August. [Capit. Verro], p. 38. Eutrop. viii. 10. Euseb. in Chronic. Quadratus (quoted in the Augustan History) attempted to vindicate the Romans, by alleging that the citizens of Seleucia had first violated their faith.

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Note to Chapter 8 of DECLINE & FALL by Gibbon