03-19-2010, 10:40 AM
This question spurred one of Gibbon's gloriously dry, but telling, footnotes:
Quote:I may observe that Fredegarius, in his Epitome of Gregory of Tours, has prudently substituted the name of Patricus for the incredible title of Rex Romanorum.
David J. Cord
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