[The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon]@TWC D-Link book
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius
13/29

23 .-- M.] [Footnote 21: These orations always express the sense of the times, and sometimes of the actors.

I have condensed that sense, and thrown away declamation.] [Footnote 22: The relics of St.Augustin were carried by the African bishops to their Sardinian exile, (A.D.

500;) and it was believed, in the viiith century, that Liutprand, king of the Lombards, transported them (A.D.

721) from Sardinia to Pavia.

In the year 1695, the Augustan friars of that city found a brick arch, marble coffin, silver case, silk wrapper, bones, blood, &c., and perhaps an inscription of Agostino in Gothic letters.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books