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CONTENTS

A.D. Page
Her Tyranny . . . . . 57
Her Virtues . . . . . 59
548 And Death . . . . . . 61
The Factions of the Circus . . . ib.
At Rome . . . . . . 63
They distract Constantinople and the East . ib.
Justinian favors the Blues . . . 64
532 Sedition of Constantinople, surnamed Nika 65
The Distress of Justinian . . . 69
Firmness of Theodora . . . 71
The Sedition is Suppressed . . . 72
Agriculture and Manufactures of the Eastern
Empire . . . . . . 73
The Use of Silk by the Romans . . 74
Importation from China by Land and Sea 77
Introduction of Silk-worms into Greece . 80
State of the Revenue . . . . 83
Avarice and Profusion of Justinian . . 84
Pernicious Savings . . . . ib.
Remittances . . . . . 85
Taxes . . . . . . 86
Monopolies . . . . . 87
Venality . . . . . . 88
Testaments . . . . . . 89
The Ministers of Justinian . . . 90.
John of Cappadocia . . . . ib.
His Edifices and Architects . . . 93
Foundation of the Church of St. Sophia . 96
Description . . . . . 97
Marbles . . . . . . 100
Riches . . . . . . 101
Churches and Palaces . . . . ib.
Fortifications of Europe . . . 104
Security of Asia after the Conquest of Isauria 108
Fortifications of the Empire, from the Euxine
to the Persian Frontier . . . 110
488 Death of Berozes, King of Persia . 113
502 - 505. The Persian, War . . . 114