Diesem Einwurfe zu begegnen, will ich den Charakter einiger Imperatoren durchgehen, und die Ursachen ihres Falles anzeigen, welche demjenigen nicht widersprechen, was ich oben gesagt habe. Dabei werde ich zum Theil erinnern, was dem, der die Geschichte jener Zeit liest, bemerkenswerth sein muß.
Wishing, therefore, to answer these objections, I will recall the characters of some of the emperors, and will show that the causes of their ruin were not different to those alleged by me; at the same time I will only submit for consideration those things that are noteworthy to him who studies the affairs of those times.