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FASTI ROMANI ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE

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3 SECULAR AUTHORS 4 ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORS<br />

Terminates in the reckoning of Theophanes at August<br />

A.D.523; which may place the expedition in the spring or<br />

summer of that year; and the period of 25 years “more or<br />

less” will bring this passage of Cosmas to 547 or 548.<br />

Cosmas X p.331 A quotes a treatise of Theodosius,<br />

archbishop of Alexandria, whom he thus describes p.330<br />

E I will put forth (report) and a young schismatic of his<br />

father, still being alive and living in CP. and then a<br />

treatise of Timotheus ; p.332 A B ignoring him by<br />

oversight [Theodosium] previously, but now dead, young<br />

Timothy we will pursue. From whence Montfaucon<br />

argues præf. p.II that these passages libri undecimi (imo<br />

decimi) were written in A.D. 535 (the date according to<br />

Montfaucon of the death of Timotheus), and that Cosmas,<br />

“qu diuturnum tempus I his elucubrandis insumsit,<br />

postreman anni 535 notam ontam tum posuisse cum<br />

primum his operam daret, deinde vero quum multi s<br />

elapsis annis pristine repeteret notam anni 547<br />

posusisee.” Timotheus junior died Feb. 7 A.D.537,<br />

Theodosius was bishop from July 537 to November 538.<br />

He was then called to CP. and banished: conf.a.567. he<br />

survived his deposition more than 28 years: Ibid. These<br />

passages then could not have been written by Cosmas<br />

before the end of 538. But it is not clear that they were<br />

witten so soon. The terms now is still alive and now had<br />

died are consistent with a longer period after the<br />

deposition of Theodosius. and the expression in CP,<br />

living is also consistent with a longer period; for his place<br />

of exile was only 6 miles from CP. conf.a.567. and, as his<br />

influence was great in the palace (Ibid.), he might have<br />

been permitted to revisit the city itself.<br />

Vigilius at CP. is noticed by Procopius Goth.III. 35<br />

p.549 A at this date, towards the close of the 14 th year of<br />

the Gothic war: Vigilius, the archbishop of Rome along<br />

with many educated Italians, present here and living not<br />

any more in excess (luxury), but he wished the King of<br />

Italy to change at any cost.-The king of Italy was<br />

promising to take care of them himself, and that he was<br />

aware of both Christian dogmas, and he was<br />

maintaining that he is willing to study their<br />

contradicting arguments.<br />

Concilium Aureianense V: Acta Concil. tom.5 p. 1375.<br />

Domnus Childebertus rex is named in præfatione p.1377.<br />

Subscriptiones p.1383 In Christi nomine sa-

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