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Manilwt aipioi Eastern Equatorial America. The second species of cassava, differing in the 

 leaves and its crude sap not poisonous, also cultivated by American tribes from remote antiquity — 

 (Humb. iv. 9) ; with the preceding throughout Brazil, Guayana, and the warmer parts of Mexico (A. 

 Dec.) ; and the " aipim " by the Purus of the Upper Amazon (Spruce in Markh. edit. p. 347) ; the 

 "aipimakaxera " roasted according to Nieuhoff can be eaten without danger; the "wild mandi- 

 hoca" figured in- Piso and Marcgraf 55, is referred here by Pohl ; but M. aipi has not been found 

 in the indigenous state. By European colonists, was carried to Equatorial Africa, for " mahogo " is 

 mentioned by Grant as the staple food of the Zanzibar people, where some kinds are " eaten raw ; " 

 to Hindustan, where besides instances of poisoning, Drury states that the natives " cook the raw root 

 for curries ; " to the Philippines, where according to Blanco the " digitata " variety is the most 

 abundant, and its roots are cooked and eaten without further preparation. 



"529, April 1 6th" = " 16th of the calends of May" (cod. Justin., Blair, and Clint.), publication 

 of the Justinian codex of Laws. 



"After Sept. 1st" (Malal., and Clint.), edict transmitted to Athens by Justinian, prohibiting the 

 teaching of " philosophy and astronomy."' Damascius of Syria, Simplicius of Cilicia, Eulamius of 

 Phrygia, Priscianus of Lydia, Ermeias and Diogenes of Phoenicia., and Isidorus of Gaza, withdrew 

 in consequence into Persia. 



"530 A. D." (Lib. pontif., and Clint), Felix succeeded by Bonifacius, fifty-third bishop of Rome. 



"531 A. D." (Procop , and Clint.), treaty of alliance between Justinian and the Abyssinians and 

 Homerites (Himyarites or emirs of Arabia) ; the latter engaging to invade the Persian territory. 



In connexion apparently with this opening of intercourse with Abyssinia, the fortified monastery 

 on Mount Sinai built by Justinian. — But according to Lepsius (eg. and sin. p. 558), the earliest 

 bishop of Mount Sinai, Jorius, died in " 1033." 



" Sept.. 13th " (Agath., Malal , and Clint.), Cabades succeeded by Chosroes (Khoosroo surnamed 

 Xushirwan), eighteenth Sasanid king of Persia. 



The TZarra, boots of Persian kings and Byzantine emperors, of red leather: none of their 

 subjects were allowed to wear red leather (Procop. iii. 247. 14, and Cedren. ii. 47. 14.) — The Greek 

 word is regarded by E. A. Sophocles as the origin of the German " schenkel," Anglo-Saxon " scanc," 

 and English and Swedish "shank." 



In " the reign of the Persian king Nooshirwan," 531 to 579 A. D., the Fables of Pilpay trans- 

 lated from Sanscrit into Pehlevi by the physician Barzouyeh, who brought the original with other 

 books from Hindustan (De Sacy, and Royle antiq. hind. med. 6S). 



"532 A. D." (Lib pontif., and Clint.), Bonifacius succeeded by Joannes Mercurius. fifty-fourth 

 bishop of Rome. 



"533 A. D." (Marcellin., and Clint.), ratification by Justinian of the treaty of peace with Chos- 

 roes ; and return from Persia of Damascius, Simplicius, and the other philosophers. 



" 534 A. D." (Procop., and Clint), by Belisarius, Carthage captured, Gelimer taken prisoner, and 

 the rule of the Vandals in North Africa closed. 



" In the spring" (Paul. Diac, and Clint.), death of Theoderic king of the French. At Ravenna, 

 the accession of Theodahad, fourth Gothic king of Italy ■ coins of whom, are extant. 



One hundred and forty-fifth generation. May 1st, 534, onward mostly beyond youth : the Arab 

 poets El-Muhelhil, Ebn-El-Abras, Ebn-Kamee-ah, El-Akbar, Aboo-Du-ad, Ebn-Damreh, and Ebn- 

 Kureya (see Lane diet.) : the Greek historians, Joannes Rhetor, Petrus Patricius, Hesychius of 

 Miletus, and Joannes Lydus ; the grammarian Hermolaus ; the jurist Tribonianus ; the architect 

 Anthemius ; the Greek ecclesiastical writers, Ephraimius of Antioch, Menas, Eutychius of Amasia, 

 and Theodosius of Alexandria : the Latin writer Corippus ; the Latin ecclesiastical writers, Aprigius, 

 Justinianus of Spain, Liberatus Justus, Facundus and Martinus Dumiensis. 



"The same year" (Clint), end of the chronicle of Marcellinus Comes. 



" In this year" (ann. Jap., transl. Tits.), accession of An kan, twenty-eighth dairo of Japan. 



" 535 A. D." (Procop., and Clint.), war against the Italian Goths ; Belisarius, consul for this year 

 entering and occupying Sicily. 



"May" (Lib. pontif., and Clint.), Joannes Mercurius succeeded by Agapetus, fifty-fifth bishop of 

 Rome. 



"536 A. D." (Act. concil., and Clint.), death of Agapetus at Constantinople; and Silverius 

 appointed fifty-sixth bishop of Rome by Theodahad, and afterwards regularly ordained. Silverius 

 was a "son of Hormisdas " the fiftieth bishop ( Alst). 



"August" (Clint.), death of Theodahad, and accession of Witiges, fifth Gothic king of Italy. 

 Coins of Witiges are extant. 



" Dec. 9th " (Procop., and Clint.), after capturing Naples, entrance of Belisarius into Rome. 



" In this year" (ann. Jap., transl. Tits.), An-kan succeeded by his brother Zin-kwa, now twenty- 

 ninth dairo of Japan. 



