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Europe and the Faith Chapter 4 - (Cont. 1)
In which a traveller in sixth-century Spain encounters the remnants of Roman governance preserved in the offices and ceremonies of provincial power, where Latin continues to be the language of officialdom and authority rests in the figure of a Rex surrounded by his council. This Rex, far from being an independent monarch as we understand the term, is a military commander and agent of imperial order whose title harks back to ancient auxiliary captains within the Roman army.
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