[Footnote 111: Procopius, Goth. l. iii. c. 1. Aimoin, a
French monk of the xith century, who had obtained, and has
disfigured, some authentic information of Belisarius,
mentions, in his name, 12,000, pueri or slaves - quos
propriis alimus stipendiis - besides 18,000 soldiers,
(Historians of France, tom. iii. De Gestis Franc. l. ii. c.
6, p. 48.)]