Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 06 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 435
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Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 6
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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 6
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[853] There was a body of men called frumentarii milites, employed under the emperors as secret spies, and sent through the provinces to look after accused persons, and collect floating rumors. They were abolished at length by Constantine, as Aurelius Victor writes. They were subordinate to the judges or governors of the provinces. Thus this Frumentarius mentioned here by Dionysius was deputed in obedience to Sabinus, the præfectus Augustalis.--Vales. [854] oi paides. Musculus and Christophorsonus make it "children." Valesius prefers "domestics." [855] apenteto tis ton choriton. In Co…
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