devota Liguria,' xi. 15, 16;
Consularis of, addressed, xii. 8;
invaded by the Burgundians, xii. 28;
plunder-raid of Alamanni into, xii. 28;
famine in, relieved, xii. 28.

Lime, the praises of, vii. 17.

Lime-kilns, President of, PRAEPOSITUS CALCIS, FORMULA OF, vii. 17.

Lucania, Province of,
Eusebius is recommended to take holiday in, iv. 48;
rustics of, at Feast of St. Cyprian, viii. 33;
Campanianus, inhabitant of, ix. 4;
'Montuosa Lucania' abounded in swine, xi. 39;
measures for relief of, during presence of Gothic army, xii. 5.
(_See_ also Bruttii.)

Lucrine Port (?) to furnish tiles for repair of walls of Rome, i. 25.

Lucullanum, Castrum (_Castel dell Ovo_, at Naples), property at, given
by Theodoric to Tulum, and by Athalaric to Joannes, viii. 25 (_see_
note, p. 374).

Lydus, Joannes, civil servant in Constantinople under Justinian,
author of 'De Dignitatibus;'
his account of the dignity of the Praetorian Praefect, 40;
on the official staff of the Praetorian Praefect, 94-114;
his disappointment with the emoluments of the Cornicularius, 101;
as to salutation of Praetorian Praefect, 297;
as to Scholares, 302;
jealousy of Magistriani, 303;
as to supply of paper for law courts, xi. 38.

M.

Maffei, Scipione, author of 'Verona Illustrate,' on situation of
Verruca, 224.

Magic, trial of Roman Senators on accusation of practising, iv. 22, 23;
punishment of, according to Edictum Athalarici, ix. 18.

MAGISTER OFFICIORUM, FORMULA OF, vi. 6;
nature of his office, 36, 37;
jealousy between his subordinates and those of the Praefectus
Praetorio, 100, 302;
Eugenius promoted to office of, i. 12, 13;
office of, held by grandfather of Argolicus, iii. 12;
as to Cursus Publicus, 99; iv. 47; vi. 6;
letter of Witigis to M.O. at Constantinople, x. 33.

MAGISTER SCRINII, FORMULA OF, vi. 13.

Magistriani, officers under Magister Officiorum, jealousy of, felt by
members of Praefectoral staff, 303.

Magistri Scriniorum, Spectabiles, 91.

Magnus, a Spectabilis, of Gaul (?), to be reimbursed for losses
sustained from the Franks, iii. 18.

Major Domus, Steward of the Royal House; Theodahad calls Vacco
'majorem domus nostrae,' and orders him to superintend the purchase of
provisions for Gothic garrison of Rome, x. 18.

Mancipes mutationum, servants at posting-stations, iv. 47.

Maniarius, complaint of, as to abstraction of his slaves by the
Breones, i. 11.