[Footnote36:Dion，l。lxxvii。p。1296。]
[Footnote37:Dion，l。lxxvi。p。1284。Mr。WottonHist。ofRome，p。330suspectsthatthismaximwasinventedbyCaracallahimself，andattributedtohisfather。]
[Footnote38:Dionl。lxxviii。p。1343informsusthattheextraordinarygiftsofCaracallatothearmyamountedannuallytoseventymillionsofdrachmaeabouttwomillionsthreehundredandfiftythousandpounds。ThereisanotherpassageinDion，concerningthemilitarypay，infinitelycurious，wereitnotobscure，imperfect，andprobablycorrupt。Thebestsenseseemstobe，thatthePraetorianguardsreceivedtwelvehundredandfiftydrachmae，fortypoundsayear，Dion，l。lxxvii。p。
1307。UnderthereignofAugustus，theywerepaidattherateoftwodrachmae，ordenarii，perday，720ayear，Tacit。Annal。i。
17。Domitian，whoincreasedthesoldiers\'payonefourth，musthaveraisedthePraetoriansto960drachmae，GronoviuedePecuniaVeteri，l。iii。c。2。Thesesuccessiveaugmentationsruinedtheempire；for，withthesoldiers\'pay，theirnumberstoowereincreased。WehaveseenthePraetoriansaloneincreasedfrom10，000to50，000men。