Defensor of a city, vii. 11;
by the Curator, vii. 12;
tariff of, to be charged at Ravenna, xi. 11;
regulated along the Flaminian Way, xi. 12;
fixed in, Bruttii and Lucania, xii. 5;
tariff of, for Istria, xii. 22, 23;
of corn sold for relief of Ligurians in time of famine, x. 27;
xii. 27.

Primicerius Augustalium, Beatus appointed, xi. 30 (_see_ Augustales).

Primicerius Cubiculariorum, a Spectabilis, 88;
his functions, 88.

Primicerius Deputatorum, Ursua appointed, xi. 30; (_see_ Deputati).

Primicerius Domesticorum, Maximus appointed, x. 11, 12.

Primicerius Exceptorum, chief of shorthand writers, Patricius
appointed, xi. 25.

Primicerius Notariorum, vi. 16;
a Spectabilis, 91;
his office (apparently) joined to that of Count of Sacred Largesses,
vi. 7.

Primicerius Singulariorum, Pierius appointed, in the room of Urbicus,
xi. 31, 32 (_see_ Singularii).

Primiscrinii, officers of Court of Praetorian Praefect, 96, 103;
perhaps equivalent to Adjutores, 103;
might be chosen from the ordinary Exceptores, 110;
retiring Primiscrinius receives rank of Spectabilis, xi. 20;
Andreas obtains rank of, xi. 21;
retiring Primiscrinius to receive pension, xi. 37.

Princeps, head of the Officium of the Praefectus Praetorio,
nature of his office, 96, 97, 477 _n_;
ex-Princeps, ii. 28;
title of, given to Magistriani, vi. 6;
FORMULA RECOMMENDING PRINCIPES TO COMES, vii. 25;
FORMULA ANNOUNCING APPOINTMENT OF COMES TO PRINCEPS, vii. 28.

Princeps Augustorum, 96; xi. 35.

Princeps Magistrianorum, 97, 99, 100.

PRINCEPS DALMATIAE, FORMULA OF, vii. 24.

PRINCEPS URBIS ROMAE, FORMULA OF, vii. 31.

Prior, a military officer among the Goths, viii. 26;
perhaps equivalent to 'Hundafath,' 375.

Probinus (or Provinus), Illustris and Patrician (perhaps same as Consul 489),
obtains property by undue influence from Agapita, ii. 11;
the transfer declared to be bona fide, iv. 40.

Probus, Assessor of taxes, iv. 38.

PROCERES PER CODICILLOS VACANTES, FORMULA OF, vi. 10.

Proceres Chartarum (?), subordinate to Count of Sacred Largesses, vi.
7.

Procopius, his narrative of events in Italy in 534 and 535, 42-48;
makes no mention of the name of Cassiodorus, 51;
his statement of Justinian's argument as to the position of
Theodoric, 143 _n_;
his account of family of Venantius, 221;
attributes the death of Amalasuentha to Theodora, 433 _n_;
quoted, 370 _n_, 384 _n_,