Note 30 — Chapter IV · A.D. 131-135. THE REVOLT OF BARCHOCHEBAS.
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He is said to have resorted to the expedient, already practised by pretenders before him, of filling his mouth with lighted tow, and so appearing to vomit flame.
Reading edition
He is said to have resorted to the expedient, already practised by pretenders before him, of filling his mouth with lighted tow, and so appearing to vomit flame.