[Footnote108:Orosiusl。ii。c。19,p。142comparesthecrueltyoftheGaulsandtheclemencyoftheGoths。Ibivixquemquaminventumsenatorem,quivelabsensevaserit;hicvixquemquamrequiri,quiforteutlatensperierit。Butthereisanairofrhetoric,andperhapsoffalsehood,inthisantithesis;
andSocratesl。vii。c。10affirms,perhapsbyanoppositeexaggeration,thatmanysenatorswereputtodeathwithvariousandexquisitetortures。]
[Footnote109:Multi……Christianiincaptivitatemductisunt。
Augustin,deCivDei,l。i。c。14;andtheChristiansexperiencednopeculiarhardships。]
[Footnote110:SeeHeineccius,Antiquitat。JurisRoman。tom。i。