Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 22.11.9

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[9] And with him Dracontius, superintendent of the mint, and one Diodorus, who had the honorary rank of count,¹ were dragged about with ropes fastened to their legs and both killed; the former, because he overthrew an altar,² newly set up in the mint, of which he had charge; the other, because, while overseer of the building of a church, he arbitrarily cut off the curls of some boys, thinking that this also was a fashion belonging to the pagan worship.

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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History (English) (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).)

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[9] Cumque eo Dracontius monetae praepositus et Diodorus quidam, veluti comes, iniectis per crura funibus simul exanimati sunt; ille quod aram in moneta quam regebat, recens locatam evertit; alter quod dum aedificandae praeesset ecclesiae, cirros puerorum licentius detondebat, id quoque ad deorum cultum existimans pertinere.

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1. veluti seems to indicate that he had the title, but not the office.

2. To Juno Moneta.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 22.11.9

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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