Note:Wereadinthe\"ChronicleoftheConquestofConstantinople，andoftheEstablishmentoftheFrenchintheMorea，\"translatedbyJABuchon，Paris，1825，p。64thatLeoVI。，calledthePhilosopher，hadprophesiedthataperfidiousemperorshouldbeprecipitatedfromthetopofthiscolumn。Thecrusadersconsideredthemselvesunderanobligationtofulfilthisprophecy。Brosset，noteonLeBeau，vol。xvii。p。180。M
Brossetannouncesthatacompleteeditionofthiswork，ofwhichtheoriginalGreekofthefirstbookonlyhasbeenpublishedbyM。Buchoninpreparation，toformpartofthenewseriesoftheByzantinehistorian—M。]
[Footnote20:ThedynastiesofNice，Trebizond，andEpirusofwhichNicetassawtheoriginwithoutmuchpleasureorhopearelearnedlyexplored，andclearlyrepresented，intheFamiliaeByzantinaeofDucange。]
[Footnote*:Thiswasatitle，notapersonalappellation。
Joinvillespeaksofthe\"GrantComnenie，etsiredeTraffezzontes。\"Fallmerayer，p。82。—M。]