[Footnote58:Sozomen,l。ii。c。3。Philostorg。l。ii。c。9。
Codin。Antiquitat。Const。p。8。ItappearsbySocrates,l。ii。
c。13,thatthedailyallowanceofthecityconsistedofeightmyriadsofwhichwemayeithertranslate,withValesius,bythewordsmodiiofcorn,orconsiderusexpressiveofthenumberofloavesofbread。
Note:AtRomethepoorercitizenswhoreceivedthesegratuitieswereinscribedinaregister;theyhadonlyapersonalright。Constantineattachedtherighttothehousesinhisnewcapital,toengagethelowerclassesofthepeopletobuildtheirhouseswithexpedition。CodexTherodos。l。xiv。—G。]
[Footnote59:SeeCod。Theodos。l。xiii。andxiv。,andCod。