In these days many of the noble Romans were killed from love of gain, and the remainder were divided among their "guests" and made tributaries, that they should pay the third part of their products to the Langobards.
I de dage blev mange af de romerske adelsmænd dræbt af havesyge, men de resterende blev delt mellem deres "gæster" og gjort skatskyldige, således at de skulle betale tredjedelen af deres afgrøde til langobarderne.