Section 4

Notes

1. 16

   ἐμπαίγματα.

2. 17

   Isa. lxvi. 3, 4.

3. 18

   Christophorsonus refers this to Valerian. But evidently the οὗτος δέ introduces a different subject in Macrianus; and besides, Valerian could not be said to have been originally unworthy of the power which he aspired to.

4. 19

   τὸν βασίλειον ὑποδῦναι κόσμον.

5. 20

   ἀναπήρῳ.

6. 21

   Joannes Zonaras, in his Annals, states that Macrianus was lame.

7. 22

   ὧν ἠτυχει. So Codex Regius reads. But Codices Maz., Med., and Fuk. give ηὐτύχει, “in which he succeeded.”

8. 23

   ἐξωμόρξατο.