Chapter XI: Book IV: xii. 30 (1)

[65]

A reference to his slaughter of the eighty notables, IV. xxi. 7, where, however, nothing is said of an oath sworn on the Gospels.

[66]

Cf. Book II. iii. 32.

[67]

Cf. Book III. xvii. 11, xxi. 23.

[68]

The port of Carthage; see III. xx. 3.

[69]

_i.e._ baptism.

[70]

A garment with a cowl, like the _cucullus_.

[71]

Cf. Book II. iii. 25.

[72]

Cf. Book II. iii. 15.

[73]

Justinian.

[74]

A contemptuous term for "subjects of the emperor."

[75]

See Book IV. xxi. 27.

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INDEX

Abigas River, in Numidia, flowing down from Mt. Aurasium, IV.
xix. 7, 11, xiii. 20;
its many channels, IV. xix. 11-13;
turned upon the Roman camp, IV. x. 14

Abydus, city on the Hellespont, III. i. 8;
the Roman fleet delayed there, III. xii. 7-xiii. 5

Acacius, ruler of Armenians;
slain by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 17

Acacius, priest of Byzantium, delivers over Basiliscus, III. vii. 22

Achilles, Bath of, in Byzantium, III. xiii. 16

Achilles, The, of the Vandals, name applied to Hoamer, III. ix. 2

Aclas, suburb of Carthage, IV. vii. 13

Adaulphus, king of the Visigoths, III. ii. 37

Adriatic Sea, divided from the Tuscan Sea by the islands Gaulus
and Melite, III. xiv. 16;
crossed by the Roman fleet, III. xiii. 21;
the scene of one of Gizeric's atrocities, III. xxii. 18

Aetius, Roman general; his splendid qualities, III. iii. 14, 15;
rival of Boniface, III. iii. 15;
whom he slanders to Placidia, III. iii. 17;
writes a deceitful letter to Boniface, III. iii. 18, 28;
spared by Placidia by reason of his great power, III. iii. 29;
defeats Attila, III. iv. 24;
Maximus plans to destroy him, III. iv. 24, 25;
slandered to the emperor, III. iv. 26;
his death, III. iv. 27, vi. 7;
a great loss to the emperor, III. iv. 28

Aetna, mountain in Sicily, III. xiii. 22

Aïgan, a Massagete, bodyguard of Belisarius, III, xi. 7, 9, IV. x. 4;
commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
on the right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
makes a successful attack upon the Moors in Byzacium, IV. x. 5;
his force in turn annihilated by the Moors, IV. x. 6 ff.;
his death, IV. x. 10, xi. 22

Alani, a Gothic people, allies of the Vandals in their migration,
III. iii. 1;
with the Vandals in Africa, III. v. 18, 19, xxiv. 3;
lose their individuality as a people, III. v. 21

Alaric, king of the Visigoths, invades Europe, III, ii, 7;
captures Rome by a trick, III. ii. 14-23;
plunders the city, III. ii. 24;
declares Attalus emperor of the Romans, III. ii. 28;
marches with Attalus against Ravenna, III. ii. 29;
opposes sending of commanders to Libya by Attalus, III. ii. 30;
quarrels with Attalus, and reduces him from the kingship, III. ii. 36;
dies of disease, III. ii. 37

Alexandria, the home of Calonymus, III. xi. 14

Althias, commander of Roman auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
commander of Huns in Numidia, IV. xiii. 2;
his encounter with Iaudas, IV. xiii. 3-16;
his fame from the deed, IV. xiii. 17

Amalasountha, mother of Antalaric;
makes an agreement with Justinian, III. xiv. 5;
courts his friendship to secure protection, III. xiv. 6;
appealed to by the Goths in regard to Lilybaeum, IV. v. 18

Amalafrida, sister of Theoderic;
sought and given in marriage to Trasamundus, III. viii. 11, 12;
presented with Lilybaeum, III. viii. 13;
put under guard by the Vandals, III. ix. 4

Ammatas, brother of Gelimer;
instructed to prepare to meet the Romans near Carthage,
III. xvii. 11, xviii. 1;
kills his kinsmen in prison, III. xvii. 12;
his inopportune arrival at Decimum, III. xviii. 4, 5;
on the day before Easter, III. xxi. 23;
engages with John there and is defeated, III. xviii. 5, 6;
his death, III. xviii. 6; xix. 30, xx. 6, xxv. 15;
his body found by the Romans, III. xix. 14

Anastasius, emperor of the East, keeps peace with the Vandals,
III. vii. 26, viii. 14

Ancon, a dungeon in the royal residence in Carthage, III. xx. 4;
unexpected release of Roman merchants confined there, III. xx. 5-9

Antaeus, the mythical wrestler, king in Libya, IV. x. 24

Antalas, ruler of the Moors in Byzacium, III. ix. 3, IV. xxv. 2;
remains faithful to the Romans, IV. xii. 30;
becomes hostile to Solomon, IV. xxi. 17;
joins forces with the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 18;
gathers almost all the Moors under him, IV. xxii. 5;
writes a letter to Justinian, IV. xxii. 6-10;
gathers his army again, IV. xxiii. 1;
Areobindus sends an army against him, IV. xxiv. 6;
makes an agreement with Gontharis for the destruction of
Areobindus, IV. xxv. 6-10;
Coutzinas agrees to turn against him, IV. 25, 15, 18;
hears of the plot of Coutzinas and keeps his knowledge secret,
IV. xxv. 19-21;
resents the sending of the head of Areobindus to him by
Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 1, 2;
decides to side with Justinian, IV. xxvii. 4;
persuades Marcentius to come to him, IV. xxvii. 5, 6;
Artabanes sent against him, IV. xxvii. 23;
his quarrel with Coutzinas, IV. xxvii. 24;
Artabanes marches against him, IV. xxvii. 25;
his army spared by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 28, 29;
defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46, 47

Anthemius, a wealthy senator, appointed emperor of the West by Leon,
III. vi. 5;
killed by his son-in-law, Rhecimer, III. vii. 1

Antonina, wife of Belisarius, mother-in-law of Ildiger, IV. viii. 24;
sets sail with Belisarius for Africa, III. xii. 2;
preserves drinking water for Belisarius and his attendants,
III. xiii. 23, 24;
with the army at Decimum, III, xix. 11, xx. 1

Apollinaris, a native of Italy;
comes to Justinian to seek support for Ilderic, IV. v. 7, 8;
his good services to the Romans, IV. v. 9;
sent to the islands of Ebusa, Majorica, and Minorica, with an army,
IV. v. 7

Aquileia, city in Italy, III. iii. 9;
its size and importance, III. iv. 30;
besieged and captured by Attila, III. iv. 30 ff.

Arcadius, elder son of Theodosius I;
receives the eastern empire, III. i. 2;
brother of Honorius and Placidia, III. iii. 4;
his alliance with the Visigoths, III. ii. 7;
succeeded by his son Theodosius II, III. ii. 33

Archelaus, a patrician;
manager of expenditures of the African expedition, III. xi. 17;
advises against disembarking on the African coast, III. xv. 2-17;
ordered by Belisarius not to take the fleet into Carthage,
III. xvii. 16;
commands the fleet to anchor off Carthage, III. xx. 11

Ardaburius, son of Aspar, Roman general; sent against the tyrant John,
III. iii. 8;
destroyed by Leon, III. vi. 27

Areobindus, a senator; sent as general to Libya, IV. xxiv. 1;
his inexperience in warfare, IV. xxiv. 1, xxv. 25, xxvi. 16;
accompanied by his sister and wife, IV. xxiv. 3;
shares the rule of Libya with Sergius, IV. xxiv. 4, 5;
sends John against Antalas and Stotzas, IV. xxiv. 6;
writes to Sergius to unite with John, IV. xxiv. 7;
made sole commander of Libya, IV. xxiv. 16;
sends Gontharis against the Moors, IV. xxv. 4, 5;
arranges with Coutzinas to turn against the other Moors, IV. xxv. 15;
tells Gontharis of his dealings with Coutzinas, IV. xxv. 16;
persuaded by G. to postpone the engagement, IV. xxv. 17, 18;
his death planned and finally accomplished by Gontharis,
IV. xxv. 22-xxvi. 33;
treasure left by him in the palace, IV. xxviii. 35;
sister of, IV. xxiv. 3;
placed in a fortress for her safety, IV. xxvi. 18;
removed from the fortress by Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 20

Arethusa, harbour of Syracuse, III. xiv. 11

Ariadne, daughter of Leon, wife of Zenon, and mother of Leon the
younger, III. vii. 2;
flees to Isauria with Zenon, III. vii. 18

Arian faith, disqualified one for the office of emperor, III. vi. 3;
followed by all Goths, III. ii, 5;
by the Vandals, III. viii. 4, xxi. 20;
by some among the Roman soldiers, IV. i, 4, xiv. 12, 21;
adhered to steadfastly by Gelimer, IV. ix. 14;
Arian priests of the Vandals, III. xxi. 23, 25

Armenia, III. xi. 5;
Armenians, sent with Areobindus to Libya, IV. xxiv. 2;
follow Artabanes in entering the service of Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 9;
support Artabanes in his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 8, 34, 36

Arsacidae, the ancient royal family of Armenia, IV. xxiv. 2, xxvii. 16

Artabanes, son of John, of the Arsacidae;
sent to Libya in command of Armenians, IV. xxiv. 2;
known to Chosroes for his brave deeds, IV. xxvii. 17;
brother of John, IV. xxiv. 15;
uncle of Gregorius, IV. xxvii. 10;
joins Areobindus, IV. xxv. 4;
supports him against Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 7, 13, 19;
enters the service of Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 9;
his plot to kill the tyrant, IV. xxvii. 10;
urged on by Gregorius, IV. xxvii. 11-19;
sent against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 23, 25;
joins battle, but allows the enemy to escape, IV. xxvii. 27-29;
threatened by Ulitheus, IV. xxvii. 30;
his excuses, IV. xxvii. 31, 32;
after deliberation returns to Carthage, IV. xxvii. 33, 35;
entertained by Gontharis at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
arranges to carry out his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 6-9;
Artasires makes a request of him, IV. xxviii. 12, 13;
he succeeds in destroying Gontharis with his own hand,
IV. xxviii. 15-30;
assisted by Peter, cuts down the body-guards who remain, IV. xxviii. 33;
directs Athanasius to look after the treasure of Areobindus,
IV. xxviii. 35;
sends John and others to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 40;
wins great fame, IV, xxviii. 42;
rewarded with money by Prejecta, IV. xxviii. 43;
made general of all Libya, IV. xxviii. 43;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 44.

Artasires, body-guard of Artabanes;
shares knowledge of his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 10, 18;
renders good service in the execution of the plot, IV. xxviii. 7-32;
his ingenious protection for his arm, IV. xxviii. 10, 11, 31

Asclepiades, a native of Palestine and friend of Theodorus, IV. xviii. 3;
reveals the plot of Maximinus to Theodorus and Germanus, IV. xviii. 4

Asia, the continent to the right of the Mediterranean as one sails into it,
III. i. 5;
distance from Europe at different points, III. i. 7, 8;
distance along the Asiatic side of the Euxine, III. i. 11

Asiaticus, father of Severianus, IV. xxiii. 6

Aspar, Roman general; father of Ardaburius, III. iii. 8;
of the Arian faith, III. vi. 3;
his great power in Byzantium, III. iv. 8;
sent against the tyrant John, III. iii. 8;
defeated by the Vandals in Libya, III. iii. 35;
returns home, III. iii. 36;
makes Leon emperor of the East, III. v. 7;
his friendship sought by Basiliscus, III. vi. 2;
quarrels with Leon, III. vi. 3;
urges Basiliscus to spare the Vandals, III. vi. 4, 16;
destroyed by Leon, III. vi. 27;
the emperor Marcian had been his adviser, III. iv. 7

Atalaric, son of Amalasuntha;
ruler of the Goths, III. xiv. 5;
succeeded his grandfather Theoderic, III. xiv. 6

Athanasius, sent with Areobindus to Libya, IV. xxiv. 2;
summoned by Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 6;
being summoned by Gontharis, pretends to be pleased, IV. xxvi. 21, 22;
with Areobindus entertained by Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 31;
spared by the assassins of Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 33;
entertained by Gontharis at a second banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
directed by Artabanes to look after the treasure of
Areobindus, IV. xxviii. 35

Athens, its distance from Megara a measure of one day's journey, III. i. 17

Attalus, made king of the Visigoths and declared emperor of the
Romans by Alaric, III. ii. 28;
of noble family, _ibid._; his lack of discretion, III. ii. 29;
marches with Alaric against Ravenna, _ibid._;
sends commanders alone to Libya against the advice of
Alaric, III. ii. 30, 32;
failure of his attempt upon Libya, _ibid._;
quarrels with Alaric, and is reduced from the kingship, III. ii. 36

Attila, leader of the Huns, defeated by Aetius, III. iv. 24;
overruns Europe, III. iv. 29;
besieges and captures Aquileia; III. iv. 30 ff.

Augustus, emperor of the West, III. vii. 15

Aurasium, a mountain in Numidia;
distance from Carthage, III. viii. 5, IV. xiii. 22;
its great size, fruitful plateaus, and defences, IV. xiii. 23-25;
source of the Abigas River there, IV. xiii. 20, xix. 11;
adjoins First Mauretania, IV. xx. 30;
taken by the Moors from the Vandals, III. viii. 5, IV. xiii. 26;
its west side also held by the Moors, IV. xiii. 27;
Moors of, ruled by Iaudas, IV. xii. 29, xiii. 1;
Solomon marches thither, IV. xiii. 18;
Iaudas establishes himself there, IV. xiii. 21;
ascended by Solomon, IV. xiii. 30 ff.;
the Romans eluded by the Moors on the mountain, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
Solomon prepares more carefully for a second attempt, IV. xiii. 40;
in which he succeeds completely in dislodging the Moors from there,
IV. xix. 5-xx. 20;
fortified and held by the Romans, IV. xx. 22;
capture of Iaudas' treasure there, IV. xx. 23-29;
fugitive Vandals return thither, IV. xiv. 19

Babosis, place in Numidia, IV. xix. 16

Bacchus, brother of Solomon, and father of Cyrus and Sergius,
IV. xxi. 1, 19;
father of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19, xxii. 17

Bagaïs, a deserted city near the Abigas River, IV. xix. 7

Bagradas River, in Libya, IV. xv. 13

Balas, leader of the Massagetae, III. xi. 12

Bandifer, "standard-bearer" (Latin), cf. Bandum, IV. x. 4

Bandum, the Latin term for "standard" in Procopius' time, IV. ii. 1

Barbaricini, name applied to the Moors in Sardinia, IV. xiii. 44

Barbatus, commander of Roman cavalry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50;
on the Roman right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
his death, IV. xv. 59

Basiliscus, brother of Berine; commander of an expedition against the
Vandals, III. vi. 2;
his aspirations to the throne, _ibid._;
urged by Aspar to spare the Vandals, III. vi. 4;
landing in Africa, makes a complete failure of the
expedition, III. vi. 10-24, x. 2;
returning to Byzantium, becomes a suppliant, III. vi. 26;
saved by Berine, _ibid._;
makes himself tyrant in Byzantium, III. vii. 18;
his misrule, III. vii. 19;
sends an army under Harmatus to meet Zenon, III. vii. 20;
becomes a suppliant, III. vii. 22;
exiled to Cappadocia and dies, III. vii. 24, 25

Basiliscus, son of Harmatus, III. vii. 21;
made Caesar and then removed by Zenon, III. vii. 23

Belisarius, Roman general; a native of "Germany," III. xi. 21;
summoned from the East, III. ix. 25;
ordered to be in readiness to lead the African expedition, III. x. 21;
made commander-in-chief of the African expedition with unlimited power,
III. xi. 18, 20;
sets sail for Africa, III. xii. 2;
punished two Massagetae for murder, III. xii. 9;
addresses the army at Abydus, III. xii. 10-21;
provides for the safe navigation of the fleet, III. xiii. 1-4;
disembarks the army at Methone, III. xiii. 9 ff.;
provides a supply of bread for the army, III. xiii. 20;
his wife preserves the drinking water, III. xiii. 23, 24;
sends Procopius to Syracuse to get information, III. xiv. 3 ff.;
his anxiety regarding the Vandals and the attitude of his own soldiers,
III. xiv. 1, 2;
starts from Sicily toward Africa, III. xiv. 15;
holds a consultation regarding disembarking on the African coast,
III. xv. 1 ff.;
disembarks the army and fortifies a camp, III. xv. 31-33;
orders the fleet not to put in at Carthage, III. xvii. 10;
commands five men to remain on each ship, III. xv. 36;
punishes some of the soldiers for stealing and addresses the army,
III. xvi. 1-8;
advances with the army to Decimum, where he defeats the Vandals in
an engagement, III. xvi. 9-xix. 33, xxi. 16. xxii. 14;
captures with ease the unwalled cities of Libya, III. v. 9;
prevents the army from entering Carthage on the evening of their arrival,
III. xx. 2;
his commands respected by the greater part of the fleet, III. xx. 15;
enters Carthage with his army, III. xx. 17;
exhorts the soldiers to moderation, III. xx. 18-20;
sits upon the throne of Gelimer, III. xx. 21;
hears and answers complaints of Carthaginian citizens, III. xx. 22, 23;
lunches in Gelimer's palace, III. xxi. 1, 5;
enjoys great renown by reason of the peaceful entry into Carthage,
III. xxi. 8;
his treaties with the Moors, III. xxv. 2-9, IV. viii. 11 ff., xi. 9;
considers the repair of the fortifications of Carthage, III. xxi. 11;
presses on the work of repairing them, III. xxiii. 19, 20;
spares the messengers of Tzazon, III. xxiv. 6;
and the envoys of Gelimer, III. xxiv. 17;
takes measures to prevent desertions to the Vandals, IV, i. 7-11;
addresses the army, IV. i. 12-25;
defeats the Moors in the battle of Tricamarum, IV. ii. 1-iii. 18;
attacks the Vandal camp, IV. iii. 19;
takes measures to stop the disorder in the Roman army, IV. iv. 6-8;
sends John the Armenian to pursue Gelimer, IV. iv. 9;
himself follows Gelimer, IV. iv. 13;
mourns the death of John the Armenian, IV. iv. 24;
spares Uliaris, IV. iv, 25;
continues the pursuit of Gelimer, IV. iv. 26;
leaves Pharas to besiege Gelimer, IV. iv. 28;
sends suppliant Vandals to Carthage, IV. iv. 32;
captures Boniface with the treasures of Gelimer, IV. iv. 33-41;
returns to Carthage, IV. v. 1;
sends out armies to recover many lost provinces, V. v. 1-10;
makes an unsuccessful expedition to Sicily, IV. v. 11;
writes a letter to the Goths, IV. v. 12-17;
their reply, IV. v. 8-24;
reports to Justinian, IV. v. 25;
receives the report of Pharas regarding Gelimer, IV. vii. 10;
sends Cyprian with instructions, IV. vii. 11;
receives Gelimer at Aclas, IV. vii. 13, 14;
reports the capture of Gelimer, IV. vii. 17;
the victim of unjust slander, IV. viii. 1, 2;
given choice of going to Byzantium or remaining in Carthage, IV. viii. 4;
chooses the former IV. viii. 5;
learns of the accusation of treason to be brought against
him, IV. viii. 6, 7;
hears the report of the uprising of the Moors, IV. viii. 22;
leaves Solomon in charge of Libya, IV. viii. 23;
returning to Byzantium, receives great honours, IV, ix. 1 ff.;
brings Vandals with him, IV. ix. 1, xiv. 17;
pays homage to Justinian in the hippodrome, IV. ix. 12;
later celebrates a "triumph" in the old manner, IV. ix. 15;
becomes a consul, _ibid._;
distributes much wealth of the Vandals to the people, IV. ix. 16;
subjugates Sicily, IV. xiv. 1;
passes the winter in Syracuse, IV. xiv. 4, 41;
Solomon begs him to come to Carthage from Syracuse to put down the
mutiny, IV. xiv. 41, 42;
arrives at Carthage in time to prevent its surrender, IV. xv. 9-10;
pursues and overtakes the fugitives, IV. xv. 11, 12;
encamps at the Bagradas River and prepares for battle, IV. xv. 13-15;
addresses the army, IV. xv. 16-29;
defeats Stotzas' army, IV. xv. 40 ff.;
forbids pursuit of the enemy, but allows their camp to be plundered,
IV. xv. 46, 47;
returns to Carthage, IV. xv. 47; upon receipt of unfavourable news,
sets sail for Sicily, IV. xv. 48, 49;
Solomon sends suspected soldiers to him, IV. xix. 3;
counted the chief cause of the defeat of the Vandals, IV. xi. 44.

Berine, wife of the Emperor Leon, and sister of Basiliscus, III. vi. 2;
gains clemency for Basiliscus, III. vi. 26

Boniface, Roman general; his splendid qualities, III. iii. 14, 15;
rival of Aetius, III. iii. 15;
made general of all Libya, III. iii. 16;
slandered by Aetius, III. iii. 17;
summoned to Rome by Placidia, III. iii. 18;
refuses to come, III. iii. 20;
makes an alliance with the Vandals, III. iii. 22, 25;
the true cause of his conduct discovered by his friends,
III. iii. 27, 28;
urged by Placidia to return to Rome, III. iii. 29;
unable to persuade the Vandals to withdraw, meets them in battle
and is twice defeated, III. iii. 30-35, xxi. 16;
returns to Rome, III. iii. 36

Boniface, the Libyan, a native of Byzacium; entrusted by
Gelimer with his wealth, IV. iv. 33, 34;
falls into the hands of Belisarius, IV. iv. 35-41

Boriades, body-guard of Belisarius;
sent to capture Syllectus, III. xvi. 9

Boulla, Plain of, distance from Carthage, III. xxv. 1;
near the boundary of Numidia, _ibid._;
the Vandals gather there, III. xix. 32, xxv. 1;
the only territory left to the Vandals, III. xxv. 16;
Gelimer and Tzazon meet there, III. xxv. 22;
mutineers gather there, IV. xv. 1

Bourgaon, mountain in Byzacium;
battle there with the Moors, IV. xii. 3 ff.

Britain, counted in the Western empire, III. i. 18;
revolts from the Romans, III. ii. 31;
not recovered by the Romans, but held by tyrants, III. ii. 38

Byzacium, a Moorish province in Libya, III. xix. 32;
a dry region, III. xv. 34;
the town Hermione there, III. xiv. 10;
Moors of, defeat the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
Moors, of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
the home of Boniface, the Libyan, IV. iv. 33;
Moors of, revolt, IV. viii. 9, x. 2, xii. 1, 2;
Roman force annihilated there, IV. x. 3 ff.;
Solomon marches thither to confront the Moors, IV. xi. 14;
Moors of, suffer a crushing defeat, IV. xii. 21-25;
abandoned by the Moors, IV. xii. 29;
except those under Antalas, IV. xii. 30;
plundered by the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 17;
Moors gather there once more, IV. xxiii. 1;
Himerius of Thrace commander there, IV. xxiii. 3, 14;
Moors march, thence against Carthage, IV. xxv. 2;
defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46;
subsequent battles, IV. xxviii. 47 ff.

Byzantium, distance from the mouth of the Danube, III. i. 10;
from Carthage, III. x. 14;
its chief priest Epiphanius, III. xii. 2;
natives of, as rowers in the Roman fleet, III. xi. 16

Cabaon, a Moorish ruler, prepares to meet the Vandals, III. viii. 15-16;
sends spies to Carthage, III. viii. 17 ff.;
receives the report of his spies, III. viii. 24;
prepares for the conflict, III. viii. 25, 26, IV. xi. 17;
defeats the enemy, III. viii. 28

Caenopolis, name of Taenarum in Procopius' time, III. xiii. 8

Caesar, a title given to one next below the emperor in
station, III. vii. 21, 23

Caesarea, first city of "Second Mauretania," IV. xx. 31;
situated at its eastern extremity, IV. x. 29;
distance from Carthage, IV. v. 5;
recovered for the Romans by Belisarius, _ibid._, IV. xx. 32

Calonymus, of Alexandria, admiral of the Roman fleet, III. xi. 14;
ordered by Belisarius not to take the fleet into Carthage,
III. xvii. 16;
enters the harbour Mandracium with a few ships, and plunders
the houses along the sea, III. xx. 16;
bound by oath to return his plunder, III. xx. 23;
disregards his oath, but later dies of apoplexy in Byzantium,
III. xx. 24, 25

Capitolinus, see Jupiter.

Cappadocia, Basiliscus exiled thither, III. vii. 24

Caputvada, a place on the African coast; distance from Carthage,
III. xiv. 17;
the Roman army lands there, _ibid._

Caranalis, town in Sardinia, captured by Tzazon,
III. xxiv. 1, xxv. 10, IV. xiii. 44

Carthage, city in Africa, founded by Dido, IV. x. 25;
grows to be the metropolis of Libya, IV. x. 26, 27;
captured by the Romans, IV. x. 28;
after the Vandal occupation, its wall preserved by Gizeric, III. v. 6;
the only city with walls in Libya, III. xv. 9;
its defences neglected by the Vandals, III. xxi. 11, 12;
entered by the Roman army under Belisarius, III. xx. 17, 21;
its fortifications restored by Belisarius, III. xxiii. 19, 20;
besieged by Gelimer, IV. i. 3;
by Stotzas, IV. xv. 8;
its surrender prevented by Belisarius, IV. xv. 9, 10;
the harbours, Stagnum, III. xv. 15, xx. 15,
and Mandracium, III. xx. 3, 14, IV. xxvi. 10;
the ship-yard Misuas, IV. xiv. 40;
its suburb Aclas, IV. vii. 13;
and Decimum, III. xvii. 11;
its aqueduct, IV. i. 2;
its hippodrome, IV. xiv. 31, xviii. 11;
its palace, III. xx, 21, IV. xiv. 34, xviii. 8, xxvi. 20;
the priest of the city, Reparatus, IV. xxvi. 24, 31;
monastery built and fortified there by Solomon, IV. xxvi. 17;
an ancient saying among the children there, III. xxi. 14-16;
church of St. Cyprian, and a special annual festival in his honour,
III. xxi. 17, 18;
distance from Aurasium, III, viii. 5, IV. xiii. 22;
from the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
from Byzantium, III. x. 14;
from Caesarea, IV. v. 5;
from Caputvada, III. xiv. 17;
from Decimum, III. xvii. 17;
from Grasse, III. xvii. 8;
from Hippo Regius, IV. iv. 26;
from Iouce, III, xv. 8;
from Membresa, IV. xv. 12;
from Mercurium, III. vi. 10;
from Siccaveneria, IV. xxiv. 6;
from Stagnum, III. xv. 15, xx. 15;
from Tebesta, IV. xxi. 19;
from Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4

Casula (Latin), garment befitting one of humble station, IV. xxvi. 26

Caucana, place in Sicily, III. xiv. 4, 11, 14;
distance from Syracuse, III. xiv. 4

Centenarium, a sum of money, so called because it "weighs one
hundred pounds" (I. xxii. 4), III. vi. 2

Centuriae, place in Numidia, IV. xiii. 2

Chalcedon, city opposite Byzantium, III. i. 8, 9;
distance from the Phasis River, III. i. 11

Chiliarch, III. v. 18, IV. iii. 8

Chosroes, Persian king; Artabanes known to him, IV. xxvii. 17

Christ, His temple in Byzantium, III. vi. 26

Christians, persecuted by Honoric, III. viii. 3, 4, xxi. 19;
by Gundamundus, III. viii. 7;
courted by Trasamundus, III. viii. 9, 10;
not troubled by Ilderic, III. ix. 1;
Justinian reproached for not protecting them, III. x. 19;
the church of St. Cyprian taken from them by the Vandals, III. xxi. 19;
consoled in a dream sent by St. Cyprian, III. xxi. 21;
recover the church of St. Cyprian, III. xxi. 25;
in Jerusalem, receive the treasures of the temple, IV. ix. 9;
reverence their churches and their worship, III. viii. 17, 18, 20, 24;
their rite of baptism, III. xii. 2, IV. xxvi. 25, 28;
their feast of Easter, IV. xiv. 7;
if not of the orthodox faith, excluded from the church, IV. xiv. 14;
Christian scriptures, IV. xxi. 21, xxvi. 28;
Christian teaching, offended against by Basiliscus, III. vii. 22

Cilicians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14

Clipea, city in Africa, IV. x. 24

Clypea, see Shield Mountain

Colchis, at the end of the Black Sea, III. i. 11

Constantina, city in Africa; distance from Gazophyla, IV. xv. 52

Constantine the Great; division of the Roman empire dating
from his time, III. i. 3;
his enlargement of Byzantium and giving of his name to the city, _ibid._

Constantinus, chosen king by the soldiers in Britain, III. ii. 31;
his invasion of Spain and Gaul, _ibid._; defeated and killed
in battle, III. ii. 37

Constantius, husband of Placidia, partner in the royal power with Honorius;
his brief reign and death, III. iii. 4;
father of Valentinian, III. iii. 5

Corsica, called Cyrnus in ancient times, IV. v. 3;
Cyril sent thither with an army, _ibid._;
recovered for the Roman empire, IV. v. 4

Coutzinas, a Moorish ruler, joins in an attack upon a Roman force,
IV. x. 6;
agrees to turn against the other Moors, IV. xxv. 2, 15;
his further dealings with Areobindus, IV. xxv. 17, 18;
ignorant of Antalas' knowledge of his plot, IV. xxv. 20, 21;
separates from Antalas, and sides with Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 24;
marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25, 27;
in alliance with John, IV. xxviii. 50

Cteanus, name applied to Theodorus, III. xi. 7

Cyanean Rocks, or "Dark Blue Rocks" at the mouth of the Bosphorus,
III. i. 8

Cyprian, commander of Roman auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
sent by Belisarius to bring Gelimer from Papua, IV. vii. 11

Cyprian, a saint, especially reverenced at Carthage, III. xxi. 17;
a church to him there and a festival celebrated in his honour,
III. xxi. 18, 23, 25;
sends a dream to devout Christians, III. xxi. 21

Cypriana, a periodic storm on the African coast, III. xx. 12

Cypriana, a festival celebrated at Carthage, in honour of Cyprian,
from which the storm was named, III. xxi. 18

Cyrene, city in Africa, marking the division between the eastern
and western empires, III. i. 16

Cyril, sent as commander of an army to Sardinia, III. xi. 1, 6;
avoids Sardinia and sails to Carthage, III. xxiv. 19;
sent to Sardinia and Corsica with an army, IV. v. 2, 3;
wins them back for the empire, IV. v. 4;
commander of auxiliaries in Numidia, IV. xv. 50;
his death, IV. xv. 59

Cyrnus, ancient name of Corsica, IV. v. 3

Cyrus, son of Bacchus and brother of Sergius;
becomes ruler of Pentapolis in Libya, IV. xxi. 1, 16;
brother of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19;
marches with Solomon against the Moors, ibid.

Dalmatia, held by Marcellianus as tyrant, III. vi. 7

Danube River, called also the Ister, III. i. 10

Daras, city on the eastern frontier of the empire;
home of Solomon, III. xi. 9

December, IV. in. 28

Decimum, suburb of Carthage, III. xvii. 11, 17, xviii. 5,
xix. 1, 14, 23, 33, xx. 6, 7, 10, xxi. 23, 24, IV. xxv. 12;
the Vandals routed there, III. xviii. 7-11, xix. 31;
distance from Carthage, III. xvii. 17;
from Pedion Halon, III. xviii. 12

Delphi, tripods first made there, III. xxi. 3

Delphix, a word used by the Romans to designate a royal banquet room,
III. xxi. 2, 3;
in the palace of Gelimer, III. xxi. 5

Dido, her emigration from Phoenicia, IV. x. 25

Diogenes, guardsman of Belisarius;
his notable exploit on a scouting expedition, III. xxiii. 5-18

Dolones, the large sails on ships, III. xvii. 5

Domesticus, a title designating a kind of confidential adviser,
III. iv. 7, xi. 5

Domnicus, senator, accompanies Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 2;
at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 4;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1

Dorotheus, general of Armenia;
commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 5;
his death; III. xiv. 14

Dromon, a swift ship of war, III. xi. 15, 16, xv. 36

Dryous, city on the east
coast of Italy, III. i. 9, 12

Dyrrachium, the name of Epidamnus in Procopius' time, III. i. 16, xi. 8

Easter, a feast of the Christians, IV. xiv. 7;
Arians annoyed by exclusion from it, IV. xiv, 15

Ebusa, island in the western Mediterranean,
so-called by the natives, III. i. 18;
Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7

Egypt, formerly marked the limit of Phoenicia, IV. x. 15;
densely populated from ancient times, IV. x. 19;
the migration of the Hebrews from there, IV. x. 13;
the Phoenicians pass through it on their way to Libya, IV. x. 18

Egyptians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14

Emesa, city in Syria;
home of Severianus, IV. xxiii. 6

Epidamnus (Dyrrachium), city on the Ionian Sea, III. i. 16;
home of John, III. xi. 8

Epiphanius, chief priest of Byzantium;
blesses the fleet, III. xii. 2

Eruli, Roman auxiliaries in the African expedition, III. xi. 11;
their untrustworthy character, IV. iv. 30;
of the Arian faith, IV. xiv. 12;
dissuade Stotzas from attacking Germanus, IV. xvii. 14, 15

Esdilasas, a Moorish ruler;
joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
surrenders himself to the Romans, IV. xii. 26;
brought to Carthage, IV. xii. 29

Euagees, brother of Hoamer;
imprisoned by Gelimer, III. ix. 9. 14;
killed in prison by Ammatas, III. xvii. 12

Eudocia, daughter of Eudoxia;
taken captive by Gizeric, III. v. 3;
married to Honoric, III. v. 6

Eudoxia, daughter of Theodosius and wife of Valentinian, III. iv. 15, 20;
mother of Eudocia and Placidia, III. v. 3;
forced to be the mistress of Maximus, III. iv. 86;
invites Gizeric to avenge her, III. iv. 37-39;
taken captive by Gizeric, III. v. 3;
sent to Byzantium, III. v. 6

Eulogius, Roman envoy to Godas, III. x. 32, 33;
returns with his reply, III. x. 34

Europe, the continent opposite Asia, III. i. 7, xxii. 15;
distance from Asia at different points, III. i. 7, 8;
distance along the European side of the Euxine, III. i. 10;
extent of the western empire in, III. i. 14;
invaded by Alaric, III. ii. 7;
all its wealth plundered by the Visigoths, III. ii. 13;
overrun by Attila, III. iv. 29

Eustratius, sent to Libya to assess the taxes, IV. viii. 25

Eutyches, heresy of, III. vii. 22

Euxine Sea, distance around it, III. i. 10, 11;
receives the waters of the Phasis, III. i. 11

Excubitori, a Latin name for "guard," IV. xii. 17

Foederati, auxiliary troops, III. xi. 2, 3, 5, xix. 13, 14,
IV. iii. 4, vii. 11, xv. 50

Foedus (Latin) "treaty," III. xi. 4

Franks, name used for all the Germans in Procopius' time, III. iii. 1

Fuscias, sent as envoy to Spain by Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7 ff.

Gadira, the strait of Gibraltar at the western extremity of the
Mediterranean, III. i. 4, 5, xxiv. 8, IV. v. 5, 6;
width of the strait, III. i. 7;
distance from Tripolis, III. i. 14;
and from the Ionian Sea, III. i. 15;
marking the limit of Mauretania, IV. x. 29;
the Vandals cross there, III. iii. 26;
_see_ Heracles, Pillars of

Galatia, lands there given to Gelimer, IV. ix. 13

Gaulus, island between
the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas, III. xiv. 16

Gaul, the Visigoths retire thither, III. ii. 13, 37;
invaded by Constantius, III. ii. 31

Gazophyla, place in Numidia, IV. xv. 62;
distance from Constantina, _ibid._;
Roman commanders take sanctuary there, IV. xv. 59

Geilaris, son of Genzon and father of Gelimer, III. ix. 6

Gelimer, king of the Vandals;
son of Geilaris, III. ix. 6;
brother of Tzazon, III. xi. 23, xxiv. 1;
and of Ammatas, III. xvii. 11;
uncle of Gibamundus, III. xviii. 1;
his character, III. ix. 7;
encroaches upon the authority of Ilderic, III. ix. 8;
secures the royal power, _ibid._;
allowed by the Goths to hold Lilybaeum, IV. v. 13;
imprisons Ilderic, Hoamer, and Euagees, III. ix. 9;
defies Justinian, and shews further cruelty to the imprisoned princes,
III. ix. 14;
replies to Justinian, III. ix. 20-23;
Justinian prepares an expedition against him, III. x. 1 ff.;
sends envoys to Spain, III. xxiv. 7;
his slave Godas becomes tyrant of Sardinia, III. x. 25-27;
sends an expedition to Sardinia, III. xi. 22, 23;
his ignorance of the approaching Roman expedition, III. xiv. 10;
entrusts his wealth to Boniface, IV. iv. 34;
confines Roman merchants in a dungeon in the palace, III. xx. 5, 6;
expected by Belisarius to make an attack, III. xvii. 4;
writes to his brother in Carthage, III. xvii. 11;
follows the Roman army, III. xvii. 14;
plans his attack upon the Roman army, III. xviii. 1;
comes upon the Romans with a large force of cavalry, III. xix. 18;
anticipates them in seizing a point of advantage, III. xix. 20-22;
by a great blunder loses the chance of defeating the Roman armies,
III. xix. 25-29;
attacked and routed by Belisarius, III. xix. 30, 31, xxi. 16;
flees to the Plain of Boulla, III. xix. 32;
Belisarius sits upon his throne, III. xx. 21;
his banquet-hall, servants, and even food, used by the Romans,
III. xxi. 1-6;
reason for his not staying in Carthage, III. xxi. 12;
encourages Libyan farmers to kill Roman soldiers, III. xxiii. 1-4;
eluded by a party of Roman scouts, III. xxiii. 6-16;
Tzazon writes to him from Sardinia, III. xxiv. 2-4;
collects the Vandals in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
sends a letter to Tzazon in Sardinia, III. xxv. 10-18;
leads the Vandals against Carthage, IV. i. 1;
cuts the aqueduct and tries to besiege the city, IV. i. 2, 3;
prepares the Vandals for battle at Tricamarum, and addresses the army,
IV. ii. 8-22;
at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 9;
flees from the Vandals' camp, IV. iii. 20;
pursued by John the Armenian, IV. iv. 9, 14;
and by Belisarius, IV. iv. 13, 26;
escapes his pursuers, and takes refuge on Mt. Papua, IV. iv. 26, 28;
Moors there friendly to him, IV. iv. 27;
Pharas set to guard him, IV. iv. 28, 31;
suffers great misery on Mt. Papua, IV. vi. 4, 14;
receives a letter from Pharas, IV. vi. 15-26;
replies with a letter, IV. vi. 27-30;
the meaning of his strange request, IV. vi. 31-33;
after enduring extreme suffering, is induced by a piteous
sight to surrender, IV. vii. 1-6;
writes a second time to Pharas, IV. vii. 6-9;
Cyprian comes to Papua to take him prisoner, IV. vii. 11;
surrenders himself, IV. vii. 12;
meets Belisarius at Aclas, IV. vii. 14;
his unexpected laughter, IV. vii. 14-16;
marvels at the restoration of the fortifications of Carthage by
Belisarius, III. xxiii. 20, 21;
his capture reported by Belisarius, IV. vii. 17;
reaches Byzantium with Belisarius, IV, ix. 1;
a slave in Belisarius' triumph, IV. ix. 10;
before Justinian in the hippodrome, IV. ix. 11, 12;
given lands in Galatia, but not made a patrician, IV. ix. 13, 14;
nephew of, IV. vii. 4

Geminianus, Rock of, on Mt Aurasium, IV. xx. 23

Genzon, son of Gizeric;
receives Libyan slaves, III. v. 11;
tries to save John, III. vi. 24;
father of Gundamundus and Trasamundus, III. viii. 6, 8;
and of Geilaris, III. ix. 6;
his death, III. viii. 1

Gergesites, ancient people of Phoenicia, IV. x. 17;
emigrate to Egypt and then to Libya, IV. x. 18, 19

Gepaides, one division of the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2;
their location, III. ii. 6

Getic, a name sometime applied to the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2

Gezon, a Roman infantryman, paymaster of his company, IV. xx. 12;
scales the fortress of Toumar and leads the army to its
capture, IV. xx. 13-16

Germania, the home of Belisarius, III. xi. 21

Germans, called Franks in Procopius' time, III. iii. 1;
according to one account killed Gontharis, III. iii. 33

Germanus, Roman general, nephew of Justinian;
sent to Libya, IV. xvi. 1;
makes a count of the loyal part of the army, IV. xvi. 3;
wins over many mutineers by persuasion, IV. xvi. 4-6;
prepares to meet Stotzas in battle, IV. xvi. 7;
arrays his army for battle, IV. xvi. 10;
addresses his troops, IV. xvi. 11-24;
follows the mutineers into Numidia, IV. xvii. 2;
overtaking the enemy at Scalae Veteres, prepares for battle,
IV. xvii. 3-6;
receives offers of desertion from the Moors with Stotzas, IV. xvii. 9;
not able to trust them, IV. xvii. 10;
Stotzas proposes to attack his division, IV. xvii. 13;
rallies the Romans, IV. xvii. 18;
routs the mutineers, IV. xvii. 19, 20;
his horse killed under him, IV. xvii. 23;
orders his men to distinguish their comrades by the countersign,
IV. xvii. 22;
captures and plunders the enemy's camp, IV. xvii. 24-29;
tries to restore order in the army, IV. xvii. 30;
defeats Stotzas in a second battle, IV. xvii. 34;
learns the plot of Maximinus from Asclepiades; IV. xviii. 4;
invites Max. to join his body-guards, IV. xviii. 5, 6;
frustrates the attempt of Maximinus, IV. xviii. 8-15;
examines Max. and impales him, IV. xviii. 17, 18;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1;
false report of his coming to Carthage, IV. xxiii. 23, 25

Gibamundus, nephew of Gelimer, III. xviii. 1;
sent to attack the Roman army on the left, _ibid._;
his force destroyed at Pedion Halon, III. xviii. 12, 19, xix. 18, 19,
xxv. 15

Gizeric, king of the Vandals;
son of Godigisclus and brother of Gontharis, III. iii. 23;
father of Honoric, Genzon, and Theodorus, III. v. 6, 11, vi. 24;
becomes ruler of the Vandals with his brother, III. iii. 23;
according to one account destroyed his brother Gontharis, III. iii. 33;
his great ability, III. iii. 24;
invited by Boniface to share Libya, III. iii. 25;
leads the Vandals into Libya, III. iii. 33;
besieges Hippo Regius, III. iii. 32, 34;
discovers Marcian among Roman captives, III. iv. 3-8;
spares his life and makes him swear friendship to
the Vandals, III. iv. 9, 10;
secures possession of Libya, III. xxi. 16, xxii. 4;
secures his power by making a compact with Valentinian and
giving his son as a hostage, III. iv. 12-14, xvi. 13;
receives his son back, III. iv. 14;
receives ambassadors from the Vandals who had not emigrated,
III. xxii. 7;
at first hears them with favour, but later refuses their petition,
III. xxii. 9-11;
makes an attempt on Taenarum, III. xxii. 16;
attacks Zacynthus and brutally massacres many of the inhabitants,
III. xxii. 17, 18;
invited by Eudoxia to punish Maximus, III. iv. 38, 39;
despoils the city of Rome, III. v. 1 ff. IV. ix. 5, 8;
takes captive Eudoxia and her daughters, III. v. 3;
removes the walls of Libyan cities, III. v. 8, xv. 9;
wins ridicule thereby in later times, III. v. 9;
destroyed all the tax records of Libya, IV. viii. 25;
enslaves notable Libyans and takes property from others, III. v. 11, 12;
exempts confiscated lands from taxation, III. v. 14;
with the Moors, makes many inroads into Roman provinces III. v. 22-25;
Aspar urges Basiliscus to spare him, III. vi. 4;
desires the appointment of Olyvrius as emperor of the West, III. vi. 6;
his fear of Leon, III. vi. 11;
persuades Basiliscus to delay, III. vi. 12-16;
destroys the Roman fleet, III. vi. 17-21;
receives Majorinus disguised as an envoy, III. vii. 6, 7, 9, 10;
prepares to meet the army of Majorinus, III. vii. 12;
forms a compact with Zenon, III. vii. 26, ix. 23;
his death and his will, III. vii. 29, 30. ix. 10, xvi. 13;
the "law of Gizeric," III. ix. 12

Glycerius, emperor of the West, dies after a very short reign, III. vii. 15

Godas, a Goth, slave of Gelimer;
sets up a tyranny in Sardinia, III. x. 25-27. xi. 22, xxv. 11;
invites Justinian to support him, III. x. 28-31;
receives the envoy Eulogius, III. x. 33;
sends him back with a letter, III. x. 34;
the Vandals send an expedition against him, III. xi. 23, xiv. 9;
killed by Tzazon, xi, xxiv. 1, 3, IV. ii. 27

Godigisclus, leader of the Vandals in their migration,
III. iii. 2, xxii. 3, 5;
settles in Spain by agreement with Honorius, III. iii. 2;
dies in Spain, III. ii. 23;
father of Gontharis and Gizeric, III. ii. 23

Gontharis, son of Godigisclus and brother of Gizeric;
becomes ruler of the Vandals with his brother, III. ii. 23;
his mild character, III. ii. 21;
invited by Boniface to share Libya, III. ii. 25;
his death, III. iii. 32, 33.

Gontharis, body-guard of Solomon;
sent forward against the Moors, IV. xix. 6;
camps near the Abigas River, IV. xix. 7;
defeated by the Moors and besieged in his camp, IV. xix. 8;
receives support from Solomon, IV. xix. 9;
attempts to set up a tyranny, IV. xxv. 1 ff.;
summoned to Carthage and sent against the Moors, IV. xxv. 4, 5;
makes an agreement with Antalas to betray the Romans, IV. xxv. 6-10;
recalls Roman skirmishers, IV. xxv. 14;
hears of the treasonable plan of Coutzinas, IV. xxv. 16;
persuades Areobindus to postpone the engagement, IV. xxv. 17, 18;
reveals the plot to Antalas, IV. xxv. 19;
plans to kill Areobindus, IV. xxv. 22;
persuades him to join battle with the Moors, IV. xxv. 23 ff.;
openly sets about establishing his tyranny, IV. xxv. 28 ff.;
summons Athanasius, IV. xxvi. 21;
and Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 23;
his reception of Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 27-32;
has him assassinated, IV. xxvi. 32, 33;
offends Antalas by sending him the head of Areobindus, IV. xxvii. 1, 2;
receives the mutineers under John, IV. xxvii. 7, 8;
removes the wife and sister of Areobindus from the fortress,
IV. xxvii. 20;
compels Prejecta to write a false report in a letter to Justinian
for his own advantage, IV. xxvii. 20-22;
sends Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 23;
Coutzinas sides with him, IV. xxvii. 21;
Artabanes determines to kill him, IV. xxvii. 34;
prepares a larger army against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 36;
destroys many in the city, IV. xxvii. 37, 38;
entertains Artabanes and others at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 1 ff.;
his murder planned by Artabanes, IV. xxviii. 6 ff;
his death, IV. xxviii. 27-30

Gospels, the sacred writings of the Christians;
oaths taken upon them, IV. xxi. 21.

Gothaeus, sent as envoy to Spain by Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7 ff.

Goths, general description of the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2 ff.;
their migrations, III. ii. 6 ff.;
their common religion and language, III. ii. 5;
enter Pannonia and then settle in Thrace for a time, III. ii. 39;
subdue the western empire, III. ii. 40;
in Italy, Belisarius sent against them, IV. xiv. 1;
furnish the Roman fleet a market in Sicily, III. xiv. 5;
refuse to give up Lilybaeum, IV. v. 11;
receive a letter of remonstrance from Belisarius, IV. v. 12-17;
their reply, IV. v. 18-24

Grasse, a place in Libya, III. xvii. 8, 14, 17;
its pleasant park, III. xvii. 9, 10;
distance from Carthage, III. xvii. 8

Greece, plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23

Greeks, contemptuous term for the subjects of the emperor,
IV. xxvii. 38

Gregorius, nephew of Artabanes;
with him plans the murder of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 7-9;
urges Artabanes to carry out the plot, IV. xxvii. 10-19;
takes his stand in the banquet-hall, IV. xxviii. 14;
restrains Artasires, IV. xxviii. 16

Gundamundus, son of Gezon;
becomes king of the Vandals, III. viii. 6;
his reign and death, III. viii. 7;
brother of Trasamundus, III. viii. 8

Hadrumetum, city in Libya, III. xvii. 8, IV. xxvii. 26, 31, 33;
taken by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 11-15;
recovered by Paulus, a priest, IV. xxiii. 18-25, 29;
guarded for the emperor, IV. xxvii. 6

Harmatus, Roman General;
marches against Zenon, III. vii. 20;
surrenders to him, III. vii. 21;
killed by Zenon, III. vii. 23

Hebrews, their migration from Egypt to Palestine, IV. x. 13;
history of the, IV. x. 17

Hebrew Scripture, quoted by Gelimer, IV. ix. 11

Hellespont, strait between Sestus and Abydus, III. i. 7

Heracleia, the name of Perinthus in Procopius' time, III. xii. 6

Heracles, wrestled with Antaeus in Clipea, IV. x. 24

Heracles, Pillars of, Gibraltar, III. i. 5, 9,
15, 18. vii. 11, IV. x. 20

Heraclius, defeats the Vandals in Tripolis, III. vi. 9;
returns to Byzantium, III. vi. 25

Hermes, called Mercury by the Romans, III. vi. 10;
town of Hermes or Mercurium, on the coast of Libya,
III. vi. 10, xvii. 15, xx. 10

Hermione, town in Byzacium;
distance from the coast, III. xiv. 10, xvii. 4, 11

Hieron, near the mouth of the Bosphorus, III. i. 8

Himerius of Thrace, commander in Byzacium; fails to unite with John,
and falls into the hands of the Moors, IV. xxiii. 3-5;
guarded by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 10;
puts Hadrumetum into their hands, IV. xxiii. 10-15;
escapes to Carthage, IV. xxiii. 17

Hippo Regius, a strong city of Numidia, III. iii. 31, IV. iv. 32;
besieged by the Vandals, III. iii. 32, 34;
distance from Carthage, IV. iv. 26;
Boniface the Libyan captured there, IV. iv. 34, 36, 39

Hoamer, nephew of Ilderic;
acts as his general, III. ix. 2;
imprisoned by Gelimer, III. ix. 9;
blinded by Gelimer, III. ix. 14, 17;
his death, III. xvii. 12

Honoric, son of Gizeric;
given as a hostage to Valentinian, III. iv. 13;
returned, III, iv. 14;
marries Eudocia, III. v. 6;
receives Libyan slaves, III. v. 11;
succeeds to the throne of the Vandals, III. viii. 1, xxi. 19;
makes war on the Moors, III. viii. 1, 2;
persecutes the Christians, III. viii. 3, 4;
his death, III. viii. 5;
father of Ilderic, III. ix. 1;
in his reign the church of St. Cyprian taken by the Arians, III. xxi. 19

Honorius, younger son of Theodosius;
receives the western empire, III. i. 2, ii. 1;
brother of Arcadius and Placidia, III. iii. 4;
the western empire overrun by barbarians during his reign, III. ii. 1;
retires from Rome to Ravenna, III. ii. 8, 9;
accused of bringing in the Visigoths, III. ii. 10;
his stupid remark upon hearing of the fall of Rome, III. ii. 25, 26;
displaced from the throne of the western empire by Attalus, III. ii. 28;
prepares for flight either to Libya or to Byzantium, III. ii. 32;
his good fortune in extreme peril, III. ii. 34-37;
allows the Vandals to settle in Spain, III. iii. 2;
provides that they shall not acquire possession of the land, III. iii. 3;
shares royal power with Constantius, III. iii. 4;
his death, III. iii. 4

Huns, see Massagetae.

Iaudas, ruler of the Moors in Aurasium, IV. xii. 29, xxv. 2;
the best warrior among the Moors, IV. xiii. 13;
plunders Numidia, IV. xiii. 1;
his combat with Althias at Tigisis, IV. xiii. 10-16;
Solomon marches against him, IV. xiii. 18;
accused before Solomon by other Moorish rulers, IV. xiii. 19;
slays his father-in-law Mephanius, _ibid._;
establishes himself on Mt, Aurasium, IV. xiii. 21;
with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
Solomon marches against him, IV. xix. 5;
remains on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 19;
goes up to the top of Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 21;
escapes wounded from Toumar, IV. xx. 21;
deposited his treasures in a tower at the Rock of Geminianus, IV. xx. 24

Ilderic, son of Honoric,
becomes king of the Vandals, III. ix. 1;
an unwarlike ruler, _ibid._;
uncle of Hoamer, III. ix. 2;
suspected plot of the Goths against him, III. ix. 4;
on terms of special friendship with Justinian, III. ix. 5;
makes large gifts to Apollinarius, IV. v. 8;
allows Gelimer to encroach upon his authority, III. ix. 8;
dethroned and imprisoned, III. ix. 8, 9, 14, 17;
killed in prison by Ammatas, III. xvii. 11, 12;
his sons and other offspring receive rewards from Justinian
and Theodora, IV. ix. 13

Ildiger, son-in-law of Antonina, IV. viii. 24;
sent to Libya with an army, _ibid._;
made joint commander of Carthage with Theodoras, IV. xv. 49;
at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 6, 19

Illyricum, III. xi. 17, 21;
plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23

Ionian Sea, III. i. 9, 12, 15, ii. 9, 11

Ionians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14

Iouce, distance from Carthage, III. xv. 8

Iourpouthes, a Moorish ruler, joins in an attack upon a Roman force,
IV. x. 6 ff.

Ister, called also the Danube, III. i. 10, ii. 6;
crossed by the Goths, III. ii. 39

Italy the brutal destruction of its cities and people by the Visigoths,
III. ii. 11, 12;
invaded by Gizeric, III. v. 1 ff., 22, 23

Jebusites, ancient people of Phoenicia, IV. x. 17;
emigrate to Egypt and then to Libya, IV. x. 18, 19

Jerusalem, captured by Titus, IV. ix. 5;
Christians there receive back the treasures of the temple, IV. ix. 9

Jews, their treasures brought to Byzantium by Belisarius, IV. ix. 5;
sent back to Jerusalem by Justinian, IV. ix. 9;
one of them warns the Romans not to keep the treasures of the
temple in Jerusalem, IV. ix. 6-8

John the Armenian;
financial manager of Belisarius, III. xvii. 1, 2;
commanded to precede the Roman army, III. xvii, 2, xviii. 3;
engages with Ammatas at Decimum and defeats his force, III. xviii. 5, 6;
pursues the fugitives to Carthage, III. xviii. 10, xix. 30;
rejoins Belisarius, III. xix. 33;
entrusted with the command of a skirmishing force, IV. ii. 1;
in the centre at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 5;
begins the fighting, IV. iii. 10, 12, 13;
pursues Gelimer, IV, iv. 9, 14;
killed accidentally by Uliaris, IV. iv. 18, 19;
his character, IV, iv. 20;
cared for and buried by his soldiers, IV. iv. 22;
mourned by Belisarius, IV. iv. 24

John, father of Artabanes and John, of the Arsacidae, IV. xxiv. 2

John, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. in. 4;
sent with an army to Caesarea, IV. v. 5

John, a general under Basiliscus;
his excellent fighting against the Vandals, III. vi. 22-24

John the Cappadocian, urges Justinian not to make war on the Vandals,
III. x. 7-17;
praetorian perfect;
supplies the army with bad bread, III. xiii. 12 ff.

John, guardsman of Belisarius;
sent to the Pillars of Heracles with an army, IV. v. 6

John, a Roman soldier, chosen emperor, III. iii. 5;
his virtues as a ruler, III. iii. 6, 7;
reduced from power by Theodosius, III. iii. 8;
captured, brutally abused, and killed by Valentinian, III. iii. 9

John of Epidamnus,
commander-in-chief of infantry, III. xi. 8, IV. xvi. 2

John, son of John, of the Arsacidae;
sent to Libya in command of Armenians, IV. xxiv. 2;
brother of Artabanes, IV. xxiv. 15;
his death, _ibid._

John the mutineer, succeeds Stotzas as general of the mutineers,
IV. xxv. 3;
leads the mutineers to join Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 7;
marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25;
does not take part in the battle, IV, xxvii. 27;
entertained by Pamphilus at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 5;
taken from sanctuary, and sent to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 39, 40