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Lactantius, De mortibus persecutorum 7.6–7 (Original Latin text, The Latin Library edition)

Lactantius (The Latin Library)

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  1. When Diocletian tried to fix the prices of goods by law, goods disappeared from the market out of fear, prices actually rose, and after many deaths, the law was abandoned (7.6–7). The author was a Christian who opposed this emperor, and the writing should be read from that perspective.

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