19/39 Of the first, almost all were found dead; almost all the second were alive: of the third, half died, and the rest lost their bristles. No unsuitable emblem of the event] [Footnote 73: Bergier (Hist. des Grands Chemins des Romains, tom.i. p. 200--123) defines the geographical line.] [Footnote 74: Of the first recovery of Rome, the year (536) is certain, from the series of events, rather than from the corrupt, or interpolated, text of Procopius. |