The ecdicus or Defensor has demanded repayment of a largess made to one Julius Piso from the treasury of Amisus, which the decrees of Trajan now forbade.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Defensor, the Bishop of Angers, signalised himself by his opposition.
"Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe"
Sabine Baring-Gould
For his prompt piety and filial orthodoxy, he received from the bishop of Rome the proud title of Fidei Defensor, or Defender of the Faith, a title which he jealously bore until his death, and which his successors, the sovereigns of Great Britain, with like humor have continued to bear ever since.
"A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1."
Carlton J. H. Hayes