[Footnote58:Astillgreaternumberwasconsumedbyfamineinthesouthernprovinces，withouttheIonianGulf。Acornswereusedintheplaceofbread。Procopiushadseenadesertedorphansuckledbyashe—goat。Seventeenpassengerswerelodged，murdered，andeaten，bytwowomen，whoweredetectedandslainbytheeighteenth，&c。
Note:DeninaconsidersthatgreaterevilwasinflicteduponItalybytheUrocianconquestthanbyanyotherinvasion。
Reveluz。d\'Italia，t。i。l。v。p。247。—M。]
[Footnote59:QuintaregioPiceniest；quondamuberrimaemultitudinis，ccclx。milliaPicentiuminfidemP。R。venere，Plin。Hist。Natur。iii。18。InthetimeofVespasian，thisancientpopulationwasalreadydiminished。]
[Footnote60:Perhapsfifteenorsixteenmillions。ProcopiusAnecdot。c。18computesthatAfricalostfivemillions，thatItalywasthriceasextensive，andthatthedepopulationwasinalargerproportion。Buthisreckoningisinflamedbypassion，andcloudedwithuncertainty。]