FASTI ROMANI ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE

and post cons. Basilii XXI began in that indiction Jan. 1
A.D.562. According to Trithemius Cassiodorus is now
82, and survived this period thirteen years: conf.a.575.
Petrus of Thessalonica negotiates a peace with Persia:
Menander leg. p.133 the peace in East and Armenia was
considered perfect, and in Lazici was truce between
Romans and Persians [conf.a.557.2]; because the peace
agreement was not yet finalized, and the kings of the
Romans and Persians had considered a finalized peace,
and because of these Justinian sends Petrus, who was
the leader of the battalions of the court [Petrus the
magister of Romans p. 137 C. conf.a.539], to negotiate
with Chosroes for the complete libations (peace treaty)
and as soon as he arrived at border of Daras-a Persian
ambassador was sent etc. The particulars of the
negotiation and the 13 articles of the treaty are related by
Menander p.133-142. Copies of the treaty are exchanged:
p.140 B the 50-year treaty was written in Greek and
Persian. P.142 D and Zich handed to Petrus the treaty
written in Persian, and Petrus handed to Zich the treaty
written in Greek-and then they departed-and Zich was
returning to the father land. But yet Petrus remained to
celebrate Christmas-yet he also celebrated the
Theophany (Epiphany) according the customs, and after
these he departed from Persia. At the end he delivered
the treaties. After Jan. 6 Petrus has an interview with
Chosroes: p.143-147. See col. 2.
Menander the author of this narrative began his history
where Agathias ended; and wrote in the reign of
Mauricius, within A.D.583-602: Suidas p. 2455 BC
Menander the protector, historian; who writes about
him; “My father was Euphratus from Byzantium etcand
after I was present at the important things and I was
wondering wasted in the worst gaps. And the noises of
the color of the factions of the circus and the track
races, and even and the pantomime dancing, were
weighing in my heart (troubling) me.-because Mauricius
made the kingdom powerful, and he had it readily
available for his subjects and he was a lover of the
muses.-and at least myself pleasantly exulting and being
indignant for not having the needed and I must not
wondering uselessly. So, not to work in vain, I was
urged to write this history, beginning after the death of
Agathias and making the start of the history.
816 FASTI
in March of the current indiction, and divides the period
into three parts 218+65+249=532: p.374 D the beginning of
the period is calculated of the 532 year from the 5 th year of
Philip-at the consulship of Decius and Gratian and from
the 1 st year of 257 th Olympiad, from which if someone will
proceed up to the 18 th year of Caesar Tiberius, the 4 th year
of the 202 Olympiad, at which took place the salutary
passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, will find the 218 th year.
Descending chronologically he will find the 8 th year of
Constantine-at which the first indiction was set at the
consulship of Volusius and Anianus, a total of 65. And
from the 8 th year of Constantine and until the35th year of
the current 10 th indiction of the Justinian reign, at the sole
21 st year of the consulship of Basilius, after summarizing it
comes to the 248 years, which is equal to the time period
from the salutary Easter until the current 35 th year of
Justinian reign and the 3 rd year of the 335 Olympiad, 532
years. The chronicle is consistent with itself. The 19 th of
Tiberius is conumerary with A.M.5540:conf.a.32.2 The 4 th of
Philippus with 5757=218 years.a.32.2. The 5 th of Philippus
is inA.M. 5758, the 8 th of Constantine in 5822, giving 65
years. The 9 th of Constantine is in 5823, the 35 th of
Justinian in 6071, giving 249 years: and the whole period
A.M. 5540-6071 both inclusive amounts to 532. s But this
number is two years beyond the true amount; from this
number is two years beyond the true amount; for from March
of the 18 th of Tiberius A.D.32 to march of the 35 th of
Justinian 562 the true interval is only 530 years, and the
period of the Chronicle either began sooner or ended later.
If the 532 years terminate in march 20 A.D.562 the 35 th of
Justinian, 562 the true interval is 530 years, and the period of
the Chronicle either began sooner or ended later. If the 532
years terminate in march 20 A.D.562 the 35 th of Justinian,
they commence in the 16 th of Tiberius at March 21 A.D.30;
but if they begin at the 18 th of Tiberius march 21 A.D. 32,
they end in the 37 th of Justinian indict. 12 March 20 A.D.
564. The Chronicle has obtained one year between Tiberius
and Constantine by an interpolated consulship. Between
Vinicius et Longinus and Volusianus et Annianus A.D. 314
the Chronicle has 284 consulships instead of 283. In the last
division of the period, 249 years, from the 8 th of Constantine
to the 35 th of Justinian, the author has also reckoned a year
too much; for from March 314 in the 8 th of Constantine to
march 562 in the35th of Justinian are only 248 years. He has
here the right number of consulships but had gained a year
by wrong computation of the reigns. See Appendix c.2]