Note 122
From Chapter 40 of the Decline & Fall

Cod. Justinian. l. ix. tit. 12, leg. 10. The punishments are severe — a fine of a hundred pounds of gold, degradation, and even death. The public peace might afford a pretence, but Zeno was desirous of monopolizing the valour and service of the Isaurians.

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