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COMMENTARIUS, 



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 cnj). 5. Illc narrat I'Idim barbnrorura , qui Daniibinm accolebant , rcguluui cum 

 ingenti cxeruitu fliiviura traii'^gressum , priuiu ouiiicui lato Tbraciaui iulcstis 

 cxciirsioiiibus va>.tasse , deiiule Irlbuluin Romajiis imperasse , inaiora daoina mi- 

 uilatiini , ni peiiderent ; scd i|iniiii dumcstici Uldis ac duces cxcrciliis iiugui- 

 fica do Roinaiiiiruin Impevatoils liumanltate el muiiiGceiilia praedicaii audivis- 

 sent, Uldiui a suis desertuQi aegru taiidHin in palriam se recepisse, ruiii subdit: 

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 ;rp!v TOi^is rrspineaslv avufop^. 'TsriphaavTsg yap iv t^ fvyfi , oi /xsv aiiroiv avri- 

 fi^tisnv , oi Ss ^aypubiyni ^la/jnm Ttp'oq rhv KojvaTixvnvoiiTroXiv £^£7r^jup&ncray. 

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 TO ixms Kwyiravriyo^TroXEco; , /inrs ni.r;nq Eufci.TM? emlicivsiv ., xa'i rri ixisri ^a.~ 

 Xiseri •^copi^sa^a.i tov iyvcosiJ.f/ov ai/ro?? rojrov. '£x tuvtcov t£ jrXn&o^" airparo;/ 

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 T£&/ajtt3C( Trpo; toj xaXofjuivai 'OXUiUtt&j ilpet snopi.i«v oixoDyTK? , xai roi? avTo&( 

 Xopo!^?, xai xiKcapaiii; ysapyoOvTag. UliUs vero in iiheriorem Jluiniiiis riparn 

 Iransgressiis , aegre tunJem evusil , miillis </itiile.'n siiorum nniissis : Sciris vrro 

 ad inlerneciunem delelis. Ernl ha^c gens barhnra mnlliludine hoiiinum nhitn- 

 ilans , nnletfiinrn in lianc cnla-nilntem incidisset. Nnin cum hi Cnrdius ijuam re- 

 liqiii fitgissent , pars eariirn Iriincnii , pnrs cnpli vinctiijue Conslantinopolim 

 transmissi sunt. Ciinu/ite ningislralibiu placiiissel eos per varin loan dispcrgi , 

 nn r/nid nwi , iilpote nitinero praevnlenles , tentnrent ; alios qitidcm exiguo prelio 

 vendiderunl; alios vero gratis in serfitutem dederunt , en conditione ne iinK/uam 

 Conslantinopolim ingreilerenliir , nei'e in Europne regiones ullas pedem inferrent : 

 ted interposili maris divorlio a locis sibi nolis separnrenliir. Ex his non exigiia 

 pars relicia , eoriini scilicet, ipii einplurem non invcnerant, alius nlibi linbttaro 

 iiit\i sunt. Midlos certe in Bithynia vidi iuxla Olympuin inonlem , qui hoc 

 iliac spnrsi dagfbnnt, el cnlliculos illic vntlesi/iie subiectns arabant. Scilicet So- 

 zoinciius a colonorum nciinliie deceplus peiperain memoriae prolidit, Scyras 

 nd servilulis condilioncin ledaclos ac divciidiUis luissc. Coloiioniin iniui alii 

 eranl scr>i , plciiijue taiucn ea lilicrlale gaudebaiil, ([ua pracdioiuui dominis 



