[Footnote126:PaulwasbetterpleasedwiththetitleofDucenarius，thanwiththatofbishop。TheDucenariuswasanImperialprocurator，socalledfromhissalaryoftwohundredSestertia，or1600l。ayear。SeeSalmatiusadHist。August。p。
124。SomecriticssupposethatthebishopofAntiochhadactuallyobtainedsuchanofficefromZenobia，whileothersconsideritonlyasafigurativeexpressionofhispompandinsolence。]
[Footnote127:Simonywasnotunknowninthosetimes；andtheclergysometimesboughtwhattheyintendedtosell。ItappearsthatthebishopricofCarthagewaspurchasedbyawealthymatron，namedLucilla，forherservantMajorinus。Thepricewas400
Folles。Monument。Antiq。adcalcemOptati，p。263。EveryFolliscontained125piecesofsilver，andthewholesummaybecomputedatabout2400l。]
[Footnote128:IfwearedesirousofextenuatingthevicesofPaul，wemustsuspecttheassembledbishopsoftheEastofpublishingthemostmaliciouscalumniesincircularepistlesaddressedtoallthechurchesoftheempire，ap。Euseb。l。vii。