Lydus de Magist.lib.iii.c.

57, p.

254 .-- M.] [Footnote 93: A forcible expression.] [Footnote 931: Joannes Lydus is diffuse on this subject, lib.iii.

c.
65, p.268.But the indignant virtue of Lydus seems greatly stimulated by the loss of his official fees, which he ascribes to the innovations of the minister .-- M.] [Footnote 932: According to Lydus, Theodora disclosed the crimes and unpopularity of the minister to Justinian, but the emperor had not the courage to remove, and was unable to replace, a servant, under whom his finances seemed to prosper.

He attributes the sedition and conflagration to the popular resentment against the tyranny of John, lib.iii.c 70, p.278.Unfortunately there is a large gap in his work just at this period .-- M.] [Footnote 94: The chronology of Procopius is loose and obscure; but with the aid of Pagi I can discern that John was appointed Praetorian praefect of the East in the year 530--that he was removed in January, 532--restored before June, 533--banished in 541--and recalled between June, 548, and April 1, 549.Aleman.