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year, on August 15 th .-this earthquake became universal (was felt everywhere) - and
Arabia and Palestine and Mesopotamia and Antioch many cities and towns were
crushed-and large part of Nicomedia fell to the ground (was leveled) etc. Agathias
II.15.16 p.51 C in the summer a great earthquake shook Byzantium and in many
other places of the Roman empire, and many cities were frequently crushed.-it was
then that all Beirut the best, the previous jewel of Phoenician, was ruined and most
of the glorious and reputed artifacts were crushed. II.16 p.53B and the island of Kos
was shaken. The characters of time agree. Theophanes computed the 27 th year of
Justinian down to Aug. 31 A.D.554.
War in Lazica. The operations of Mermeroes in 553, 554 are described by Agathias
II.19-22 p.56 B-60 VB. Death of Mermeroes: p.60 at that time he died-being already
at an old age. The date is thus assigned by Agathias II.27 p.66 C –at the 25 th year of
Chosroes reign, at which time wars were taking place in Colchis and Mermeroes
happened to die; therefore, at that time was the 28 th year of Justinian reining the
Romans. These numbers are inconsistent. The 1 st of Chosroes commenced in the
sixth months of the 5 th year of Justinian according to Procopius Malalas and Agathias
himself. Therefore the 25 th year commenced in the sixth month of the 29 th of
Justinian, and no part of the 25 th year touched upon the 28 th . One of the numbers then
is corrupt; and we may read the 24 th year. The 24 th and the 28 th were current together
from Sept.13 A.D.555. Within these limits Mermeroes died; and his death may be
placed in the autumn of 554. Transactions after the death of Mermeroes: Agath.III.2
when it was announced to Chosroes that Mermeroes died
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Vagr. V.24 the followed of these (events) until the new
flight (rout) of Chosroes by the Romans were reported
in sequence by the orator Agathias and Joannes a
citizen of mine and relative and his restitution in his
reign, Mauricius however, did not celebrate for the
victory at all [A.d.592].
Agathias II.16 p.53 BC describes himself at the period
of the earthquake: at least to me, at the year I arrived
in Byzantium from Alexandria and at this island [the
island of Cos], I visited, because it is on the way, a
cursed shocking view has appeared etc. The earthquake
of August 554. See col.2.
Justininai Novella 147 to Areobindus, the most glorious
of all consuls of the sacred Pretoria of the East of this
prosperous city and leader of the army. Dat. XVII Kal.
Maii CP. imp. D.N. Justiniani PP. Aug. anno XXVIII
post Basilii V.C.cons.anno. XIII
Vigili consitutum adversus tria capitula: Acta Concil. tom. 6
p.281. p.312 data VII Kalendarum Martiarum imperante
domino Justiniano PP. Aug. anno XXVII et post cons. Basilii
V.C.anno XIII CP.
Concilium Arelatense V: Acta Concil. tom. 6 p.459.
Subscriptiones episcoporum p.461 Sapaundus in Christi
nomine episcopus ecclesiæ Arelatensis-subscripsi. Not. Sub
die tertio Kalendas Julias anno XLIII regni domini nostril
Childeberti Regis indictione tertia. The 43 rd year began in
Nov.A.D. 553 (conf.a.511.2.549) and was therefore current
June 29 A.D.554. But as the second indiction was then still
current Sirmondus proposes to read indictione secunda. We
may reconcile the numbers by reading anno XLIIII. The 44 th
year was current in the third indiction in June A.D.555, which
according to this correction would be the date of this council.
Vigilius returns to Sicily: Anon apud Marcellin. P.CBasilii
XIII. Vigilius papa tandem ab imperatoribus Romanis at a
Narse de exilio relaxatus, cum Romama redire cœpisset, in
Sicilia morbo calculi tactus decessit, moxqua Romam perlatus