[Footnote23:Thecircumstancesofthiswar，andthedeathofSeverus，areverydoubtfullyandvariouslytoldinourancientfragments，seeTillemont，Hist。desEmpereurs，tom。iv。parti。
p。555。Ihaveendeavoredtoextractfromthemaconsistentandprobablenarration。
Note:Mansojustlyobservesthattwototallydifferentnarrativesmightbeformed，almostuponequalauthority。
Beylage，iv。—M。]
ChapterXIV:SixEmperorsAtTheSameTime，ReunionOfTheEmpire。