[Footnote72:ThestudiesandscienceofJustinianareattestedbytheconfessionAnecdot。c。8，13stillmorethanbythepraisesGothic。l。iii。c。31，deEdific。l。i。Proem。c。7ofProcopius。ConsultthecopiousindexofAlemannus，andreadthelifeofJustinianbyLudewig，p。135—142。]
[Footnote73:SeeintheC。P。ChristianaofDucangel。i。c。
24，No。1achainoforiginaltestimonies，fromProcopiusinthevith，toGylliusinthexvithcentury。]
Ishallconcludethischapterwiththecomets，theearthquakes，andtheplague，whichastonishedorafflictedtheageofJustinian。
I。Inthefifthyearofhisreign，andinthemonthofSeptember，acomet^74wasseenduringtwentydaysinthewesternquarteroftheheavens，andwhichshotitsraysintothenorth。