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Southern, 160; Treadgold, 20. Diocletian's reforms also increased the number of financial officials in the provinces: more rationales and magistri privatae are attested under Diocletian's reign than before.

Treadgold 1997, p. 294. Heraclius would stay on campaign for several years.

Treadgold 1997, p. 298. Continuing south along the Tigris he sacked Khosrau's great palace at Dastagird and was only prevented from attacking Ctesiphon by the destruction of the bridges on the Nahrawan Canal.

Treadgold, 20. The iugum was not a consistent measure of land, but varied according to the type of land and crop, and the amount of labor necessary for sustenance.

Treadgold, 25. Constantius and Maximian did not apply the later persecutionary edicts, and left the Christians of the West unharmed.

Treadgold, pg. 236 Almost nothing is known of Phocas's early life and the name of his father is unknown.

Treadgold, pg. 352 Although Leo made no move to enforce this edict in the west beyond having it read in Rome and Ravenna, Gregory immediately rejected the edict.

Treadgold, pg. 353 Eutychius sent an emissary to Rome, with instructions to kill Gregory and the chief nobility in the city, but the plot was uncovered and foiled.

Warren T. Treadgold believes that this time the evidence points to a plot on behalf of Leo VI, who became emperor, and deposed Photios, although the latter had been his tutor.