Chapter 56ChrP.5.56
De Bonifacio vm papa et rege Adolpho.
The Year of Boniface and Adolf
The chapter opens by identifying the year 1295 with Pope Boniface VIII and King Adolf of the Romans.
In the year of the Lord 1295, Boniface VIII is pope and Adolf is king of the Romans.
Source Citation
A fragmentary reference to Ptolemy's appendix and page is given as the authority for the dating.
(Ptol. app. p. . Mart. p. 435.)
Read the original Latin
Anno domini mccxcv Bonifacius VIII papa et Adolphus rex Romanorum regnant. (Ptol. app. p. . Mart. p. 435.)
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