[Footnote103:Constantinustamen,viringens,etomniaefficerenitensquaeanimopraeparasset,simulprincipatumtotiusurbisaffectans,Liciniobellumintulit。Eutropius,x。5。Zosimus,l。
ii。p89。Thereasonswhichtheyhaveassignedforthefirstcivilwar,may,withmorepropriety,beappliedtothesecond。]
[Footnote104:Zosimus,l。ii。p。94,95。]
[Footnote105:Constantinewasveryattentivetotheprivilegesandcomfortsofhisfellow—veterans,Conveterani,ashenowbegantostylethem。SeetheTheodosianCode,l。vii。tit。10,tom。ii。p。419,429。]
[Footnote106:WhilsttheAtheniansmaintainedtheempireofthesea,theirfleetconsistedofthree,andafterwardsoffour,hundredgalleysofthreeranksofoars,allcompletelyequippedandreadyforimmediateservice。ThearsenalintheportofPiraeushadcosttherepublicathousandtalents,abouttwohundredandsixteenthousandpounds。SeeThucydidesdeBel。