PROLOGUE

TO THE BOOK OF JOHN LYDUS

ON ROMAN MAGISTRATES, On Roman Magistratesoriginal: "De Magistratibus Romanis"; this is John Lydus's most famous work, providing a historical account of Roman government offices from the time of the kings to the 6th century.

A COMMENTARY

ON JOHN LAWRENCE OF PHILADELPHIA,

THE LYDIAN, original: "Joanne Laurentio Philadelpheno Lydo"; the author’s full name reflects his birthplace in Philadelphia, a city in the region of Lydia (modern-day Turkey).

AND HIS WRITINGS.

C. B. HASE. Carl Benedict Hase (1780–1864) was a distinguished French philologist and scholar of Byzantine history who produced the first modern edition of this text.