Chapter XII: Book IV: xii. 30 (2)

John, brother of Pappus;
at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 6, 16;
made general of Libya, IV. xxviii. 45;
his varying fortunes in fighting with the Moors, IV. xxviii. 46-51

John, son of Sisiniolus;
sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
especially hostile to Sergius, IV. xxii. 3, 4;
marches against the Moors, IV. xxiii. 2;
fails to meet Himerius, IV. xxiii. 3-5;
quarrels with Sergius, IV. xxiii. 32;
sent against Antalas and Stotzas, IV. xxiv. C;
meets the enemy at a great disadvantage, IV. xxiv. 8;
his enmity against Stotzas, IV, xxiv. 9;
gives him a mortal wound in the battle, IV. xxiv. 11;
his army routed by the Moors, IV. xxiv. 12;
his death, IV. xxiv. 13. 14;
Justinian's sorrow at his death, IV. xxiv. 16

Joseph, an imperial scribe, sent as envoy to Stotzas, IV. xv. 7;
killed by Stotzas, IV. xv. 8

Joshua ("Jesus"), son of ("Naues"), brings the Hebrews into Palestine,
IV. x. 13;
subjugates the country, IV. x. 14;
mentioned in a Phoenician inscription, IV. x. 22

Juppiter Capitolinus, temple of, in Rome, despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 4

Justinian, succeeds his uncle Justinus as emperor, III. vii. 27;
on terms of especial friendship with Ilderic, III. ix. 5;
sends warning to Gelimer, III. ix. 10-13;
sends a second warning to Gelimer, III. ix. 15-19;
approached by Apollinarius and other Libyans seeking help for Ilderic,
IV. v. 8;
prepares to make war upon Gelimer, III. ix. 24, 25;
summons Belisarius from the East to command the African expedition,
III. ix. 25;
makes preparations for the expedition, III. x. 1 ff.;
discouraged by John the Cappadocian, III. x. 7 ff.;
urged by a priest to prosecute the war, III. x. 18-20;
continues preparations III. x. 21;
invited by Godas to support him in Sardinia, III. x. 28-31;
sends an envoy to him, III. x. 32;
and later an army, III. xi. 1;
sends Valerianus and Martinus in advance of the African expedition,
III. xi. 24;
despatches the expedition, III. xii. 1 ff.;
makes an agreement with Amalasountha for a market, III. xiv. 5;
their mutual friendship, III. xiv. 6;
his letter to the Vandals, III. xvi. 12-14;
never properly delivered, III. xvi. 15;
the Goths appeal to him as arbiter, IV. v. 24;
receives report of Belisarius regarding the dispute with the Goths,
IV. v. 25;
hears slander against Belisarius, IV. viii. 2;
sends Solomon to test him, IV. viii. 4;
sends the Jewish treasures back to Jerusalem, IV. ix. 9;
receives the homage of Gelimer and of Belisarius, IV. ix. 12;
distributes rewards to Gelimer and others, IV. ix. 13;
sends Belisarius against the Goths in Italy, IV. xiv. 1;
sends Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 1;
entrusts Solomon again with the command of Libya, IV. xix. 1;
receives a letter from Antalas, IV. xxii. 6-10;
refuses to recall Sergius, IV. xxii. 11;
sends Areobindus to Libya IV. xxiv. 1;
recalls Sergius and sends him to Italy, IV. xxiv. 16;
appoints Artabanes general of all Libya, IV. xxviii. 43;
summons him to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 44;
uncle of Germanus, IV. xvi. 1;
and of Vigilantia, IV. xxiv. 3;
the Vandals of, IV. xiv. 17;
excluded all not of the orthodox faith from the church, IV. xiv. 14;
years of reign noted, III. xii. 1, IV. xiv. 6, xix. 1, xxi. 1, xxviii. 41

Justinus, Roman emperor, uncle of Justinian, III. vii. 27;
not a vigorous or skilful ruler, III. ix. 5;
Ilderic accused of betraying the Vandals to him, III. ix. 8

Laribus or Laribous, city in Libya, IV. xxii. 14, xxviii. 48;
attacked by the Moors, IV. xxii. 18-20

Latin tongue, the, III. i. 6, IV. xiii. 33

Laurus, a Carthaginian;
impaled by Belisarius, IV. i. 8

Leon, emperor of the East, III. v. 7;
sends an expedition against the Vandals, III. vi. 1 ff., xx. 2;
quarrels with Aspar, III. vi. 3;
appoints Anthemius emperor of the West, III. vi. 5;
wins over the tyrant Marcellianus and sends him against the
Vandals in Sardinia, III. vi. 8;
dreaded by Gizeric, III. vi. 11;
his expedition destroyed by the Vandals, III. vi. 17 ff.;
destroys Aspar and Ardaburius, III. vi. 27;
his death, III. vii. 2;
husband of Berine, III. vi. 2;
father of Ariadne, III. vii. 2

Leon the younger, son of Zenon and Ariadne, III. vii. 2;
becomes emperor while an infant, III. vii. 2;
dies soon afterwards, III. vii. 3

Leontius, son of Zaunus, sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
fights valorously at the capture of Toumar, IV. xx. 19;
brother of Rufinus, _ibid._

Leptes, city in Libya, III. xvii. 8

Leptimagna, city in Tripolis;
threatened by an army of Leuathae, IV. xxi. 2, 13, 15

Lesbos, passed by the fugitive Vandals, IV. xiv. 18

Leuathae, tribe of Moors;
present demands to Sergius, IV. xxi. 2;
their representatives received by Sergius and killed, IV. xxi. 4-10;
come in arms against Leptimagna, IV. xxi. 12;
routed by the Romans, IV. xxi. 14;
march against the Romans a second time, IV. xxi. 16;
scorn the overtures of Solomon, IV. xxi. 20-22;
capture Solomon, son of Bacchus, IV. xxii. 13;
release him, IV. xxii. 16;
besiege Laribus, IV. xxii. 18;
depart to their homes IV. xxii. 20;
join the Moors of Byzacium against the Romans, IV. xxviii. 47

Libya, included in "Asia," III. i. 5;
its aborigines, IV. x. 23;
the Phoenicians emigrate thither, IV. x. 19;
Phoenician tongue used there, IV. x. 20;
subjugated by the Romans, IV. x. 28;
failure of the Visigothic king Attalus to get a foothold there,
III. ii. 30, 32, 36;
lost by Valentinian, III. iii. 12;
occupied by the Vandals, III. iii. 26, xxii. 4;
who remove the walls of the cities, III. v. 8, xv. 9;
recovered for the Romans by Belisarius, III. xvi. 9 ff.;
prospers under the rule of Solomon, IV. xix. 3, xx. 33;
who restores the walls of the cities, IV. xix. 3, xx. 29;
overrun by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 26-31, xxviii. 49

Libyans, enslaved and impoverished by Gizeric, III. v. 11-13, 15-17;
cannot trust the Vandals, III. xvi. 3;
their sufferings at the hands of the Vandals, III. xx. 19;
oppressed by the Moors, IV. viii. 20, xxiii. 27;
enjoy peace at last, IV. xxviii. 52

Liguria, the army of Majorinus halts there, III. vii. 4, 11

Lilybaeum, a promontory of Sicily;
presented to Amalafrida, III. viii. 13;
Belisarius attempts unsuccessfully to take it, IV. v. 11;
he asserts his claim, IV. v. 12 ff.;
the claim denied by the Goths, IV. v. 19 ff.

Massagetae, called Huns in Procopius' time, III. xi. 9;
their love of wine, III. xii. 8;
their custom of allowing only members of a certain family to begin
a battle, III. xviii. 14;
in the army of Aetius, III. iv. 24;
in the African expedition of Belisarius, III. xi. 11, xii. 8-10,
xvii. 3, xviii. 3, 12, 17, xix. 18, 33, IV. xiii. 2;
their doubtful allegiance, IV. i. 5, 6, 9-11, ii. 3, iii. 7, 16;
with the mutineers under John, IV. xxvii. 8

Maeotic Lake, at the eastern extremity of the "Mediterranean," III. i. 4;
limit of the Euxine, III. i. 10;
home of the Vandals, III. iii. 1

Majorica, island in the western Mediterranean, III. i. 18;
Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7

Majorinus, emperor of the West;
makes an expedition against the Vandals, III. vii. 4-13;
disguised as an envoy and received by Gizeric, III. vii. 8-10;
his death, III. vii. 14

Malea, southern promontory of the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 5

Mammes, a place in Byzacium;
Solomon encamps there, IV. xi. 15;
battle fought there, IV. xi. 47-54

Mandracium, the harbour of Carthage, III. xx. 14, 15,
IV. viii. 7, xxvi. 10;
opened to the Roman fleet, III. xx. 3;
entered by Calonymus with a few ships, III. xx. 16

Marcellianus, rules as independent tyrant over Dalmatia, III. vi. 7;
won over by Leon and sent to Sardinia against the Vandals, III. vi. 8;
destroyed by treachery, III. vi. 25

Marcellus, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
commander-in-chief of Roman forces in Numidia, IV. xv. 50, 51;
leads his army against Stotzas, IV. xv. 52;
his death, IV. xv. 59

Marcentius, commander in Byzacium;
persuaded by Antalas to join him, IV. xxvii. 5, 6, 31

Marcian, confidential adviser of Aspar, III. iv. 7;
taken prisoner by Gizeric, III. iv. 2;
his career foreshadowed by a sign, III. iv. 4-8;
spared by Gizeric, III. iv. 9, 10;
becomes emperor of the East, III. iv. 10, 39;
his successful reign, III. iv. 11;
his death, III. v. 7

Marcian, commander of infantry, III. xi. 7

Martinus, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6, 29;
sent with Valerian in advance of the African expedition, III. xi. 24;
meets the Roman fleet at Methone, III. xiii. 9;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
escapes with Solomon from the mutiny in Carthage IV. xiv. 37-40;
sent back to Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 2

Massonas, son of Mephanias;
a Moorish ruler, accuses Iaudas to Solomon, IV. xiii. 19

Mastigas, Moorish ruler, IV. xx. 31

Mastinas, ruler of Moors in Mauretania, IV. xiii. 19

Mauritania, occupied by the Moors, IV. x. 29;
Moors of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
ruled by Mastinas IV. xiii. 19;
fugitive Vandals return thither, IV. xiv. 19;
Iaudas retires thither, IV. xx. 21;
"First Mauritania," called Zabe, subjugated by Solomon, IV. xx. 30;
Stotzas comes thence to joiZabetalas, IV. xxii. 5;
adjoins Numidia, III. xxv. 21;
city of Caesarea there, IV. v. 5

Maximinus, body-guard of Theodorus the Cappadocian;
tries to set up a tyranny, IV. xviii. 1-3;
upon invitation of Germanus, becomes a body-guard of
his, IV. xviii. 6, 7;
his attempt frustrated by Germanus, IV. xviii. 8-15;
examined by Germanus and impaled, IV. xviii. 17, 18

Maximus the elder, his tyranny, III. iv. 16;
the festival celebrating his defeat, _ibid._

Maximus, a Roman senator, III. iv. 16;
his wife outraged by Valentinian, III. iv. 17-22;
plans to murder Valentinian, III. iv. 24;
slanders and destroys Aetius, III. iv. 25-27;
kills Valentinian, and makes himself tyrant, III. iv. 36;
stoned to death, III. v. 2

Medeos, city at the foot of Mt. Papua in Numidia, IV. iv. 27

Medic garments, _i.e._ silk;
called "seric" in Procopius' time, as coming from the Chinese (Seres);
worn by the Vandals, IV. vi. 7

Medissinissas, a Moorish ruler;
joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
slays Rufinus, IV. x. 11

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

Melanchlaenae, an old name for the Goths, III. ii. 2

Melita, island between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas (Malta),
III. xiv. 16

Membresa, city in Libya, IV. xv. 12;
distance from Carthage, _ibid._

Menephesse, place in Byzacium, IV. xxiii. 3

Mephanias, a Moor, father of Massonas, and father-in-law of Iaudas,
IV. xiii. 10;
treacherously slain by Iaudas, _ibid._

Mercurium, a town near Carthage, III. vi. 10, xvii. 15, xx. 10

Mercurius, the Latin name for Hermes, III. vi. 10

Methone, a town in the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 9;
the Roman fleet stops there, III. xiii. 9-21

Minorica, island in the western Mediterranean, III. i. 18;
Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7

Misuas, the ship-yard of Carthage, IV. xiv. 40

Monks, their monastery in Carthage, IV. xxvi. 17

Moors, a black race of Africa, IV. xiii. 29;
an account of their origin in Palestine, and migration westward,
IV. x. 13 ff.;
driven away from Carthage, IV. x. 27, 28;
possess themselves of much of Libya, IV. x. 29;
take Mt. Aurasium from the Vandals, IV. xiii. 26, 27;
those beyond Mt. Aurasium ruled by Ortaïas, IV. xiii. 28;
on Aurasium, ruled by Iaudas, IV. xii. 29, xiii. 1;
of Mauritania, ruled by Mastinas, IV. xiii. 19;
inhabit Mt. Papua, IV. iv. 27, vi. 19, 20;
not merged with the Vandals, III. v. 21;
their alliance secured by Gizeric, III. v. 22;
make war on the Vandals, III. viii. 1, 2;
dwelling on Mt. Aurasium, establish their independence from the Vandals,
III. viii. 5;
their wars with Gundamundus, III. viii. 7;
inflict a great disaster upon the Vandals, III. viii. 15-28;
of Byzacium, defeat the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
most of them seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 2-4,
IV. viii. 11 ff.;
their doubtful fidelity, III. xxv. 9;
stationed in the rear of the Vandals at the battle of Tricamarum,
IV. iii. 8;
threaten the Roman power in Tripolis, IV. v. 10;
on Mt. Papua, drive back Pharas and his men, IV. vi. 1-3;
of Byzacium and Numidia, rise and overrun the
country, IV. viii. 20-23, x. 1, 2;
caught by Aïgan and Rufinus in an ambush, IV. x. 5;
in turn annihilate the Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
receive a warning letter from Solomon, IV. xi. 1-8;
their reply, IV. xi. 9-13;
Solomon marches against them, IV. xi. 14;
prepare for battle at Mammes, IV. xi. 17, 18, 37-46;
defeated by the Romans, IV. xi. 47-54;
rise against the Romans a second time, IV. xii. 1;
establish themselves on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 3-9;
suffer a crushing defeat, IV. xii. 17 ff.;
finally understand their ancient prophecy, IV. xii. 28;
emigrate from Byzacium to Numidia, IV. xii, 29;
those under Antalas remain in Byzacium, IV. xii. 30;
of Aurasium, take up arms under Iaudas, IV. xiii. 1 ff.;
checked by Althias at the spring of Tigisis, IV. xiii. 8, 9;
in the army of Solomon, IV. xiii. 20;
elude Solomon on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
Solomon prepares another expedition against them, IV. xiii. 40;
with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
their uncertain allegiance, IV. xvii. 9-12;
join in the pursuit of the mutineers, IV. xvii. 31;
on Aurasium; Solomon marches against them, IV. xix. 5;
defeat Gontharis, IV. xix. 8;
flood the Roman camp, IV. xix. 14;
retire to Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 16;
defeated by Solomon, retire to the heights of Aurasium, IV. xix. 17, 18;
abandon the fortress of Zerboule to the Romans, IV. xix. 23-32;
overwhelmingly defeated at Toumar, IV, xx. 1 ff.;
defeat the Romans under Solomon, IV. xxi. 25-28;
gather under Antalas, IV. xxii. 5;
tricked by Solomon the younger, IV. xxii. 12-17;
attack Laribus, IV. xxii. 18-20;
gathered a second time by Antalas, IV. xxiii. 1;
capture Himerius and take Hadrumetum, IV. xxiii. 10-15;
lose Hadrumetum, IV. xxiii. 25;
pillage all Libya unhindered, IV. xxiii. 26-32;
defeat the Roman army at Siccaveneria, IV. xxiv. 8-12;
at the invitation of Gontharis, march against Carthage, IV. xxv. 1, 2;
of Coutzinas, in the army of Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 25;
of Byzacium, defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46;
with the Leuathae defeat John, IV. xxviii. 47, 48;
routed in a third battle, IV. xxviii. 50, 51;
of Coutzinas, in alliance with John, IV. xxviii. 50;
in Sardinia, Solomon prepares an expedition against them,
IV. xiii. 41, 45;
sent thither by the Vandals, IV. xiii. 43;
overrun the island, IV. xiii. 42, 44;
called Barbaricini, IV. xiii. 44;
their polygamy, IV. xi. 13;
untrustworthy by nature, IV. xiii. 37, xvii. 10,
even among themselves, IV. xxv. 16;
suspicious toward all, IV. xxvi. 2;
their hardiness as a nation, IV. vi. 5, 10-13;
their reckless character, IV. viii. 10;
their female oracles, IV. viii. 13;
their method of cooking bread, IV. vii. 3;
accustomed to take some women with their armies, IV. xi. 18, 19;
undesirable allies, IV. xiii. 40;
not practised in storming walls, IV. xxii. 20;
not diligent in guarding captives, IV. xxiii. 17;
the symbols of kingship among them received from the Roman
emperor, III. xxv. 5-7;
Moorish old man, guardian of Iaudas' treasures, IV. xx. 24;
slain by a Roman soldier, IV. xx. 27;
Moorish woman, IV. vii. 3

Moses, leader of the Hebrews, his death, IV. x. 13

Nepos, emperor of the West, dies after a reign of a few days, III. vii. 15

Numidia, in Africa, adjoins Mauritania, III. xxv. 21;
its boundary near the plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
Mt. Papua on its borders, IV. iv. 27;
includes Mt. Aurasium, III. viii. 5;
and the city of Hippo Regius, III. iii. 31, IV. iv. 26;
and the city of Tigisis, IV. x. 21;
Moors of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
plundered by the Moors, IV. viii. 9, x. 2;
plundered by Iaudas, IV. xiii. 1, 18;
a place of retreat for the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xv. 44, 50, xvii. 1;
Romans retire from there, IV. xx. 30;
Gontharis commander there, IV. xxv. 1;
Moors of, march out against Carthage, IV. xxv. 2

Nun ("Naues"), father of Joshua ("Jesus"), IV. x. 13, 22

Ocean, Procopius' conception of it as encircling the earth, III. 1. 4

Olyvrius, Roman senator, husband of Placidia, III. v. 6, vi. 6;
becomes emperor of the West; killed after a short reign, III. vii. 1

Optio (Latin), a kind of adjutant in the Roman army,
III. xvii. 1, IV. xx. 12

Ortaïas, Moorish ruler beyond Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 19, 28;
accuses Iaudas to Solomon, IV. xiii. 19;
with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
his report of the country beyond his own, IV. xiii. 29

Palatium, the imperial residence in Rome; said to be named from Pallas,
III. xxi. 4;
despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 34, IV. ix. 5

Palestine, settlement of the Hebrews there, IV. x. 13;
Moors emigrated therefrom, IV. x. 27

Pallas, an "eponymous" hero, used to explain the word "Palatium,"
III. xxi. 4

Pannonia, entered by the Goths, III. ii. 39

Pappus, brother of John, IV. xvii. 6, xxviii. 45;
commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
on the right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4

Papua, mountain in Numidia, IV. iv. 27;
Gelimer takes refuge there, IV. 26, 28;
its ascent attempted by Pharas, IV. vi. 1;
closely besieged, IV. iv. 28, vi. 3;
Cyprian sent thither to receive Gelimer, IV. vii. 11

Pasiphilus, a mutineer in the Roman army; active supporter of Gontharis,
IV. xxvii. 21, 22, 36, 38;
entertains John at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
his death, IV. xxviii. 39

Patrician rank, III. ii. 15, xi. 17, IV. vi. 22, xvi. 1;
Gelimer excluded from it because of Arianism, IV. ix. 14

Paulus, a priest of Hadrumetum;
rescues the city from the Moors, IV. xxiii. 18-25;
comes to Byzantium, IV. xxiii. 29

Pedion Halon, in Libya, distance from Decimum;
forces of Gibamundus destroyed there, III. xviii. 12

Pegasius, friend of Solomon the younger, IV. xxii. 14, 15

Peloponnesus, III. xi. 24, IV. xiv. 18;
plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23, xxii. 16

Pentapolis, part of Libya;
its rule falls to Cyrus, IV. xxi. 1

Perinthus, called Heracleia in Procopius' time, III, xii. 6

Persians, III. xix. 7;
make peace with the Romans, III. i. 1, ix. 25, 26;
Vandals fight against them IV. xiv. 18

Peter, Roman general, accused by the Massagetae of unfair dealing, IV. i. 6

Peter, of Thrace, body-guard of Solomon;
at the banquet of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 3;
looks with approval upon Artabanes' plot, IV. xxviii. 24, 28;
with Artabanes cuts down the body-guards who remain, IV. xxviii. 33

Pharas, leader of Eruli, in the African expedition, III. xi. 11;
left in charge of the siege of Gelimer on Mt. Papua,
IV. iv. 28, 31, vi. 1, 3;
his correspondence with Gelimer, IV. vi. 15-30, vii. 6-9;
learns the reasons for Gelimer's peculiar request, and fulfils it,
IV. vi. 31-34;
reports to Belisarius, IV. vii. 10;
his good qualities, IV. iv. 29, 31;
an uneducated man, IV. vi. 15

Pharesmanes, father of Zaunas, IV. xix. 1, xx. 19

Phasis River, in Colchis, III. i. 11;
distance from Chalcedon, _ibid._

Phoenicia, its extent, IV. x. 15;
ruled by one king in ancient times, IV. x. 16;
home of various peoples, IV. x. 17;
Dido's emigration therefrom, IV. x. 25;
Phoenician tongue, spoken in Libya, IV. x. 20;
Phoenician writing, on two stones in Numidia IV. x. 22

Phredas, friend of Areobindus, sent by him to Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 8, 9

Placidia, sister of Arcadius and Honorius and wife of
Constantius, III. iii. 4;
mother of Valentinian, brings him up in vicious ways, III. iii. 10;
as regent for her son, appoints Boniface general of all
Libya, III. iii. 16;
gives ear to Aetius' slander of Boniface, III. iii. 17, 18;
summons him to Rome, III. iii. 18;
sends men to Boniface at Carthage, III. iii. 27;
upon learning the truth tries to bring him back, III. iii. 28, 29;
finally receives him back, III. iii. 36;
her death, III. iv. 15

Placidia, daughter of Eudoxia and wife of Olyvrius;
taken captive by Gizeric, III. v. 3, vi. 6;
sent to Byzantium, III. v. 6

Pontus, see Euxine

Praetor, III. x. 3

Praetorian, see Prefect

Prefect, praetorian prefect (lit. "of the court"),
III. x. 3, 7, xi. 17, xiii. 12;
of the army, "financial manager," III. xi. 17. cf.
III. xv. 13, xvii, 16, IV. xvi. 2

Prejecta, daughter of Vigilantia and wife of Areobindus, accompanies
him to Libya, IV. xxiv. 3;
placed in a fortress for her safety, IV. xxvi. 18;
removed from the fortress by Gontharis and compelled to give a
false report in a letter to Justinian, IV. xxvii. 20;
presents a great sum of money to Artabanes, IV. xxviii. 43

Proba, a notable woman of Rome;
according to one account opened the gates of the city to Alaric,
III. ii. 27

Procopius, author of the History of the Wars;
sails with Belisarius for Africa, III. xii. 3;
his reassuring dream, III. xii. 3-5;
sent by Belisarius to Syracuse to get information, III. xiv. 3, 4, 7-13;
praised by Belisarius III. xiv. 15;
congratulates Belisarius upon a good omen, III. xv. 35;
escapes from Carthage with Solomon, IV. xiv. 39;
goes to Belisarius in Syracuse, IV. xiv. 41

Pudentius, of Tripolis;
recovers this country for the Roman empire, III. x. 22-24, xi. 22,
IV. xxi. 3;
receives support from Belisarius, IV. v. 10;
persuades Sergius to receive only representatives of the
Leuathae, IV. xxi. 3;
rights against the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 13, 14;
his death, IV. xxii. 15

Ravenna, city in Italy;
the refuge of Honorius, III. ii. 9, 25;
attacked by Alaric and Attalus, III. ii. 29

Reparatus, priest of Carthage;
sent by Gontharis to summon Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 23;
with difficulty persuades him to come, IV. xxvi. 24-27;
dismissed by Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 31

Rhecimer, slays his father-in-law Anthemius, emperor of the West,
III. vii. 1

Rhine River, crossed by the Vandals, III. iii. 1

Romans, subjects of the Roman empire, both in the East and in the West;
mentioned constantly throughout;
celebrate a festival commemorating the overthrow of Maximus,
III. iv. 16;
accustomed to enter subject cities in disorder, III. xxi. 9;
require especial oaths of loyalty from body-guards of officers,
IV. xviii. 6;
subjugate the peoples of Libya, IV. x. 28;
lose Libya to Gizeric and the Vandals, III. iii. 31-35;
send an unsuccessful expedition under Basiliscus against the Vandals,
III. vi. 1-24;
make peace with the Persians, III. ix. 26;
send a second expedition under Belisarius, III. xi. 1 ff.;
defeat the Vandals at Decimum, III. xviii. 5-19, xix. 31-33;
at Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4 ff.;
defeat the Moors at the battle of Mammes, IV. xi. 47-54;
on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 19 ff.;
and on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 5-xx. 22;
further conflicts with the Moors, IV. xi.-xxviii.;
poverty of the Roman soldiers, IV. iv. 3;
their marriages with the Vandal women, IV. xiv. 8;
and their desire for the Vandals estates, IV. xiv. 10;
they make a mutiny, IV. xiv. 7 ff.

Rome, abandoned by Honorius, III. ii. 8, 9;
completely sacked by the Visigoths, III. ii. 13;
captured by Alaric, III. ii. 14-23;
sacked by Alaric, III. ii. 24;
according to one account, was delivered over to Alaric by Proba,
III. ii. 27;
the suffering of the city during the siege of Alaric, III. ii. 27;
despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 1 ff., IV. ix. 5

Rome, name of a cock of the Emperor Honorius, III. ii. 26

Rufinus, of Thrace;
of the house of Belisarius and his standard-bearer, IV. x. 3, 4;
commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
makes a successful attack upon the Moors in Byzacium, IV. x. 5;
his force in turn annihilated by the Moors, IV. x. 6 ff;
captured and killed, IV. x. 10, 11, xi. 22

Rufinus, son of Zaunas and brother of Leontius;
sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
fights valorously at the capture of Toumar, IV. xx. 19

Salarian Gate, at Rome, III. ii. 17, 22

Sallust, Roman historian, the house of, burned by Alaric, III. ii. 24

Sarapis, commander of Roman infantry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50;
his death, IV. xv. 59

Sardinia, its size compared with that of Sicily, IV. xiii. 42;
half way between Rome and Carthage, _ibid._;
recovered by the Romans from the Vandals, III. vi. 8, 11;
occupied by the tyrant Godas, III. x. 26, 27;
Gelimer sends an expedition to recover it, III. xi. 22, 23;
subdued by Tzazon, III, xxiv. 1, 3, IV. ii. 25;
avoided by Cyril, III. xxiv. 19;
Tzazon and his men summoned thence by Gelimer, III. xxv. 10, 17, 24, 25;
recovered for the Roman empire by Cyril, IV. v. 2, 4;
Solomon sends an expedition against the Moors who had overrun the island,
IV. xiii. 41-45

Sauromatae, an old name for the Goths, III. ii. 2

Scalae Veteres, place in Numidia, IV. xvii. 3

Scythians, a barbarian people, III. xix. 7;
in the army of Attila, III. iv. 24

Scriptures of the Christians;
Areobindus seeks to protect himself by them, IV. xxvi. 27;
see also Gospel, and Hebrew Scriptures

Septem, fort at the Pillars of Heracles, III. i. 6;
John sent thither with an army, IV. v. 6

Sergius, son of Bacchus, and brother of Cyrus;
becomes ruler of Tripolis in Libya, IV. xxi. 1;
brother of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19;
threatened by an army of Leuathae, IV. xxi, 2;
receives representative from them, IV. xxi. 3 ff.;
meets them in battle, IV. xxi. 13, 14;
retires into the city, IV. xxi. 15;
and receives help from Solomon, IV. xxi. 16, 19;
succeeds Solomon in the command of Libya, IV. xxii. 1;
his misrule, IV. xxii, 2;
his recall demanded by Antalas, IV. xxii. 9, 10;
Justinian refuses to recall him, IV. xxii. 11;
appealed to by Paulus to save Hadrumetum, but does nothing,
IV. xxiii. 20, 21;
quarrels with John, son of Sisiniolus, IV. xxii. 3; xxiii. 32;
shares the rule of Libya with Areobindus, IV. xxiv. 4, 5;
departs to Numidia, IV. xxiv. 6;
disregards Areobindus' instructions to unite with John, IV. xxiv. 7, 8;
recalled and sent to Italy, IV. xxiv. 16, XXV. 1

Seric, see Medic Garments, IV. vi. 7

Sestus, city on the Hellespont, III. i. 8

Severianus, son of Asiaticus, a Phoenician;
his daring encounter with the Moors, IV. xxiii. 6-9;
escapes to Carthage, IV. xxiii. 17

Shield Mountain (Clypea), ancient fort on Aurasium, IV. xiii. 33

Shoal's Head, see Caputvada, III. xiv. 17

Siccaveneria, city in Libya;
distance from Carthage, IV. xxiv. 6

Sicily, its size compared with that of Sardinia, IV. xiii. 42;
invaded by Gizeric, III. v. 22, 23;
concessions given the Vandals there, III. viii. 13, IV. v. 21;
reached by the Roman fleet, III. xiii. 22;
expedition sent thither by Belisarius, IV. v. 11;
claimed by the Goths, IV. v. 19;
subjugated by Belisarius, IV. xiv. 1;
a mutiny there causes Belisarius to return to it, IV. xv. 48, 49;
refuge of Libyans, IV. xxiii. 28

Sidon, city at the extremity of Phoenicia, IV. x. 15

Sigeum, promontory on the coast of the Troad, III. xiii. 5

Singidunum, town in the land of the Gepaides, modern Belgrade, III. ii. 6

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

Sirmium, town in the land of the Gepaides, III. ii. 6

Sisiniolus, father of John, IV. xix. 1, xxii. 3, xxiii. 2, xxiv. 6

Sitiphis, metropolis of "First Mauritania," IV. xx. 30

Sittas, Roman general; slain by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 17

Sophia, name of the great church in Byzantium, III. vi. 26

Solomon, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 5;
a eunuch, III. xi. 6;
a native of the country about Daras, III. xi. 9;
uncle of Bacchus, IV. xxi. 1;
sent to report Belisarius' victory to the emperor, III. xxiv. 19;
returns to Libya, IV. viii. 4;
left by Belisarius in charge of Libya, IV. viii. 23;
receives reinforcements from Byzantium, IV. viii. 24;
disturbed by the news of uprisings in Libya, IV. x. 1 _ff._;
writes to the Moorish leaders, IV. xi. 1-8;
their reply, IV. xi. 9-13;
moves against the Moors with his whole army, IV. xi. 14;
addresses his troops, IV. xi. 23-36;
inflicts a crushing defeat upon the enemy at Mammes, IV. xi. 15 ff.;
receives word of the second Moorish uprising, and marches back,
IV. xii. 2;
wins a brilliant victory on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 3 ff.;
moves against Iaudas, IV. xiii. 18;
instigated against him by other Moorish leaders, IV. xiii. 19;
encamps on the Abigas River, IV. xiii. 20;
ascends Mt. Aurasium with few provisions, IV. xiii. 30-33;
eluded by the Moors, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
returns to Carthage, IV. xiii. 39;
prepares a second expedition against Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 40;
and against Sardinia, IV. xiii. 41. 45;
passes the winter in Carthage, IV. xiv. 4;
opposed by the soldiers in regard to confiscated lands, IV. xiv. 10;
plan to assassinate him, IV. xiv. 22;
his guards implicated in the plot, IV. xiv. 23;
failure of the conspirators to act, IV. xiv. 24-27;
tries to win back the loyalty of his men, IV. xiv. 30;
insulted openly, IV. xiv. 31;
sends Theodorus to the mutineers, IV. xiv. 32;
his enmity toward Theodorus, IV. xiv. 33;
his acquaintances killed by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 36;
flees to a sanctuary in the palace, IV. xiv. 37;
joined by Martinus there, _ibid._;
they come out to the house of Theodorus, IV. xiv. 38;
escape in a boat to Misuas, whence he sends Martinus to
Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
writes to Theodorus, and departs to Syracuse, IV. xiv. 41;
begs Belisarius to come to Carthage, IV. xiv. 42;
returns with him, IV. xv. 9;
entrusted again with the command of Libya, IV. xix. 1;
his prosperous rule, IV. xix. 3, 4, xx. 33;
marches against Iaudas once more, IV. xix. 5;
sends Gontharis ahead, IV. xix. 6;
hears of the defeat of Gontharis, IV. xix. 9;
advances to the camp of Gontharis, thence to Babosis, IV. xix. 16;
defeats the Moors in battle, IV. xix. 17;
plunders the plain and then returns to Zerboule, IV. xix. 20;
which he unexpectedly captures, IV. xix. 25-31;
his care of the water supply during the siege of Toumar, IV. xx. 3;
addresses the army, IV. xx. 4-9;
tries to find a point of attack, IV. xx. 10, 11;
fortifies Mt. Aurasium against the Moors, IV. xx, 22;
fortifies many Libyan cities with money captured from Iaudas,
IV. xix. 3, xx. 29;
subjugates Zabe, or "First Mauritania," IV. xx. 30;
appealed to by Sergius for help, IV. xxi. 16;
incurs the enmity of Antalas, IV. xxi. 17, xxii. 7, 8;
marches against the Moors, IV. xxi. 19;
his overtures scorned by the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 20-22;
captures some booty and refuses to distribute it to the
soldiers, IV. xxi. 23, 24;
defeated by the Moors and slain, IV. xxi. 25-28;
Justinian's regard for him, IV. xxii. 11;
builds and fortifies a monastery in Carthage, IV. xxvi. 17;
standards of, recovered from the Moors, IV. xxviii. 46

Solomon the younger, brother of Cyrus and Sergius;
marches with Solomon against the Moors, IV. xxi. 19;
his capture and release, IV. xxii. 12-17

Solomon, king of the Jews, IV. ix. 7

Sophia, temple of, in Byzantium;
appropriateness of its name, III. vi. 26

Spain, settled by the Vandals, III. iii. 2, 22;
invaded by Constantinus, III. ii. 31;
settled by the Visigoths, III. iii. 26. xxiv. 7, IV. iv. 34

Stagnum, a harbour near Carthage, III. xv. 15;
the Roman fleet anchors there, III. xx. 15, 16

Stotzas, a body-guard of Martinus, destined not to return to
Byzantium, III. xi. 30;
chosen tyrant by the mutineers, IV. xv. 1;
marches on Carthage, IV. xv. 2;
invites the Vandals to join his army, IV. xv. 3, 4;
demands the surrender of Carthage, IV. xv. 5;
kills the envoy Joseph, and besieges Carthage, IV. xv. 8;
addresses his troops, IV. xv. 30-39;
defeated by Belisarius, IV. xv. 40 ff.;
his forces gather in Numidia, IV. xv. 50;
the Romans march against him at Gazophyla, IV. xv. 52;
comes alone into the Roman army and addresses the soldiers,
IV. xv. 53-57;
received with favour, IV. xv. 58;
kills the Roman commanders in a sanctuary, IV. xv. 59;
eager to fight a battle with Germanus, IV. xvi. 8;
approaches Carthage, hoping for defection from there, IV. xvi. 9, 10;
his hopes falsified, IV. xvii. 1;
defeated by Germanus at Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 3 ff.;
escapes with a few men, IV. xvii. 24;
hopes to renew the battle with the help of the Moors, IV. xvii. 32;
makes his escape with difficulty, IV. xvii. 33;
suffers another defeat, IV. xvii. 34;
withdraws to Mauritania and marries the daughter of a Moorish
chief, IV. xvii. 35;
the end of his mutiny, _ibid._; IV. xix. 3;
joins Antalas, IV. xxii. 5, xxiii. 1;
receives Roman captives, IV. xxiii. 10, 17;
joins the Moors in plundering Libya, IV. xxiii. 26-31;
Areobindus sends an army against him, IV. xxiv. 6;
his enmity against John, IV, xxiv. 9;
mortally wounded by him in battle, IV. xxiv. 11;
carried out of the battle, IV. xxiv. 12;
his death, IV. xxiv. 14;
succeeded by John as tyrant of the mutineers, IV. xxv. 3

Syllectus, city in Libya, III. xvi. 9;
captured by Belisarius' men, III. xvi. 11;
entered by the Roman army, III. xvii. 6

Symmachus, a Roman senator;
accompanies Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 2;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1

Syracuse, city in Sicily, III. xiv. 13;
its harbour Arethusa, III. xiv. 11;
Procopius sent thither, III. xiv. 3, 7;
Belisarius passes the winter there, IV. xiv. 4, 41;
distance from Caucana, III. xiv. 4

Taenarum, called Caenopolis in Procopius' time;
promontory of the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 8;
Gizeric repulsed from there, III. xxii. 16

Tamougadis, a city at the foot of Mt. Aurasium;
dismantled by the Moors, IV. xiii. 26, xix. 20

Tattimuth, sent in command of an army to Tripolis, III. x. 23;
receives support from Belisarius, IV. v. 10

Taulantii, a people of Illyricum, III. ii. 9

Tebesta, city in Libya;
distance from Carthage, IV. xxi. 19

Terentius, Roman commander of infantry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50

Theoderic, king of the Goths;
gives his daughter in marriage to the king of the Vandals, and
makes certain concessions in Sicily, III. viii. 11-13, IV. v. 21;
becomes hostile to the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
refrains from attacking them III. ix. 5;
his death, III. xiv. 6;
grandfather of Antalaric, _ibid._;
brother of Amalafrida, III. viii. 11, 13

Theodora, wife of Justinian;
distributes rewards to Gelimer and others, IV. ix. 13

Theodorus, youngest son of Gizeric;
his death, III. v. 11

Theodorus, called Cteanus, commander of infantry, III. xi. 7

Theodorus, commander of guards;
sent to the top of Mt. Bourgaon by Solomon, IV. xii. 17;
killed by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 35;
his excellent qualities as a soldier, _ibid._

Theodorus, the Cappadocian;
sent to Libya with an army, IV. viii. 24;
sent by Solomon to quiet the mutineers, IV. xiv. 32;
his enmity against Solomon, IV. xiv. 33;
elected general by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 34;
gives Solomon and Martinus dinner and helps them to escape, IV. xiv. 38;
bidden by Solomon to take care of Carthage, IV. xiv. 41;
refuses to surrender Carthage to Stotzas, IV. xv. 6;
made joint ruler of Carthage with Ildiger, IV. xv. 49;
at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 6, 19;
learns of the plot of Maximinus from Asclepiades, IV. xviii. 4

Theodosius I, Roman emperor, father of Arcadius and Honorius, III. i. 2;
overthrows the tyranny of Maximus, III. iv. 16

Theodosius II, son of Arcadius;
becomes emperor of the East, III. ii. 33, iii. 6;
Honorius considers the possibility of finding refuge with him,
III. ii. 32;
rears Valentinian, III. iii. 5;
makes him emperor of the West, III. iii. 8;
sends an army against the tyrant John, _ibid._;
his death, III. iv. 39;
succeeded by Marcian, III. iv. 2, 10;
father of Eudoxia, III. iv. 15

Thrace, starting point of Alaric's invasion, III. ii. 7;
the Goths settle there for a time, III. ii. 39;
home of several Roman commanders, III. xi. 10;
adjoins "Germania," III. xi. 21;
royal horse-pastures there, III. xii. 6;
home of Himerius, IV. xxiii. 3;
and of Peter, IV. xxviii. 3

Thessalian cape, or chlamys, III. xxv. 7

Theodatus, king of the Goths;
Belisarius sent against him, IV. xiv. 1

Theudis, king of the Visigoths, IV. iv. 34;
receives envoys from Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7-16

Tigisis, city in Numidia, IV. x. 21;
two Phoenician inscriptions there, IV. x. 22;
its great spring, IV. xiii. 5

Titus, Roman emperor, IV. ix. 2;
his capture of Jerusalem, IV. ix. 5;
son of Vespasian, _ibid._

Toumar, place on the summit of Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 22;
besieged by the Romans, IV. xx. 1 ff.;
scaled by Gezon and captured by Solomon, IV. xx. 1-20

Trajan, Roman emperor, IV. ix. 2

Trasamundus, brother of Gundamundus;
becomes king of the Vandals, III. viii. 8;
tries to win over the Christians, III. viii. 9, 10;
asks the hand of Amalafrida, III. viii. 11;
becomes a friend of Anastasius, III. viii. 14;
his death, III. viii. 29

Tricamarum, place in Libya;
distance from Carthage, IV. ii. 4;
Vandals defeated there, IV. iii. 1 ff., iv. 35, v. 2, 9

Tripolis, district in Libya;
distance from Gadira, III. i. 14;
the Vandals there defeated by Heraclius, III. vi. 9, 11;
Moors dwelling there, III. viii. 15;
lost again by the Vandals, III. x. 22-24;
Gelimer hopeless of recovering it, III. xi. 22;
Belisarius sends an army thither, IV. v. 10;
rule of, falls to Sergius, IV. xxi. 1;
Leuathae come from there with a large army, IV. xxviii. 47

Troy, III. xxi. 4

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

Tuscan Sea, separated from the Adriatic by Gaulus and Melita, III. xiv. 16;
severity of its storms, IV. iv. 37

Tzazon, brother of Gelimer;
sent with an army to recover Sardinia, III. xi. 23;
overthrows and kills Godas in Sardinia, III. xxiv. 1;
writes to Gelimer, III. xxiv. 2-4;
receives a letter from him, III. xxv. 10-18;
thereupon departs for Libya, III. xxv. 19-21;
meets Gelimer in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 24;
addresses his troops separately, IV. ii. 23-32;
commands the centre at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. in. 1, 8, 10, 12;
his death, IV. iii. 14;
his head taken to Sardinia by Cyril, IV. v. 2, 4

Uliaris, body-guard of Belisarius, III. xix. 23;
his stupid action at Decimum, III. xix. 24;
kills John the Armenian accidentally, IV, iv. 15 ff.;
takes refuge in a sanctuary, IV. iv. 21;
spared by Belisarius, IV. iv. 25

Ulitheus, trusted body-guard of Gontharis, IV. xxv. 8;
bears messages to Antalas, IV. xxv. 8-11, 19;
at Gontharis' order assassinates Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 32, 33, xxvii. 20;
marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25 ff.;
killed by Artasires at the banquet of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 19 ff.

Valentinian, son of Constantius, reared by Theodosius, III. iii. 5;
made emperor of the West, III. iii. 8;
captures John and after brutal abuse kills him, III. iii. 9;
his viciousness resulting from early training, III. iii. 10, 11;
loses Libya to the empire, III. iii. 12;
receives tribute and a hostage from Gizeric, III. iv. 13;
returns the hostage, III. iv. 14;
slays Aetius, III. iv. 27;
outrages the wife of Maximus, III. iv. 16 ff.;
slain by him, III. iv. 15, 36;
son of Placidia, III. iii. 10;
father of Eudocia and Placidia, III. v. 3, vi. 6;
husband of Eudoxia, III. iv. 15;
members of his family receive rewards from Justinian and Theodora,
IV. ix. 13

Valerian, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
sent with Martinus in advance of the African expedition,
III. xi. 24, 29;
meets the Roman fleet at Methone, III. xiii. 9;
on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
Martinus sent to him in Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 2

Vandals, a Gothic people, III. ii. 2;
whence they came into the Roman empire, III. i. 1, iii. 1 ff.;
a portion of them left behind and lost to memory, III. xxii. 3, 13;
settle in Spain, III. iii. 2;
their alliance sought by Boniface, III. iii. 22, 25;
cross from Spain into Libya, III. iii. 26;
defeat Boniface in battle, III. iii. 31;
besiege Hippo Regius, III. iii. 32, 34;
defeat a second Roman army, III. iii. 35;
secure possession of Libya, III. xxii. 4;
send Moors to Sardinia, IV. xiii. 43;
take the church of St. Cyprian at Carthage from the Christians,
III. xxi. 19;
invade Italy and sack Rome, III. v. 1 ff.;
their numbers together with the Alani, III. v. 18-20;
absorb all barbarian peoples associated with them except the Moors,
III. v. 21;
Leon sends an expedition against them, III. vi. 1 ff.;
driven out of Sardinia by Marcellianus; III. vi. 8;
defeated in Tripolis by Heraclius, III. vi. 9;
lost Mt. Aurasium to the Moors, IV. xiii. 26;
enter into an "endless peace" with the emperor Zeno, III. vii. 26;
make war on the Moors, III. viii. 1, 2;
suffer a great disaster at the hands of the Moors, III. viii. 15-28;
defeated by the Moors, and become enemies of the Goths, III. ix. 3;
defeated many times by the Moors, IV. x. 29;
Justinian prepares an expedition against them, III. x. 1 ff.;
lose Tripolis, III. x. 22-24;
and Sardinia, III. x. 25-27;
letter addressed to them by Justinian, III. xvi. 12-14;
recover Sardinia, III. xxiv. 1;
defeated by the Romans at Decimum, III. xviii. 1 ff.;
greatly feared by the Roman army III. xix. 27;
collected by Gelimer in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1 ff.;
besiege Carthage, IV. i. 3;
invite the Huns to join them, IV. i. 5;
defeated by the Romans at Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4 ff.;
taken to Byzantium by Belisarius, IV. xiv. 17;
some of them go to the East, while the others escape to Libya,
IV. xiv. 17-19;
together with their women, sent out of Libya, IV. xix. 3;
upon invitation of Stotzas, join the mutineers, IV. xv. 3, 4;
accumulate great wealth in Africa, IV. iii. 26;
not trusted by the Libyans, III. xvi. 3;
their effeminacy as a nation, IV. vi. 5-9;
their women, as wives of the Romans, incite them to mutiny,
IV. xiv. 8, 9;
priests of, incite Romans of Arian faith to mutiny, IV. xiv. 13;
Vandals' estates, established by Gizeric, III. v. 12;
Vandals of Justinian, IV. xiv. 17

Veredarii (Latin), royal messengers, III. xvi. 12

Vespasian, Roman emperor, father of Titus, IV. ix. 5

Vigilantia, mother of Prejecta, and sister of Justinian, IV. xxiv. 3

Visigoths, a Gothic people, III. ii. 2;
their alliance with Arcadius, III. ii. 7;
the destruction wrought by them in Italy, III. ii. 11-12;
settle in Spain, III. iii. 26; IV. iv. 34;
invited to form alliance with the Vandals, III. xxiv. 7

Zabe, called "First Mauritania";
subjugated by Solomon, IV. xx. 30

Zacynthus, island off the coast of Greece, III. xiii. 21;
its inhabitants the victims of Gizeric's atrocity, III. xxii. 15, 17, 18

Zaïdus, commander of Roman infantry, III. xi. 7

Zaunus, son of Paresmanes, and father of Leontius and Rufinus,
IV. xix. 1, xx. 19

Zeno, emperor of the East;
husband of Ariadne, and father of Leon the younger, III. vii. 2;
shares the empire with his infant son, III. vii. 3;
flees into Isauria, III. vii. 18;
gathers an army and marches against Basiliscus, III. vii. 20;
meets Harmatus and receives the army by surrender, III. vii. 21;
captures Basiliscus and banishes him, III. vii. 22, 24;
becomes emperor a second time, III. vii. 23;
kills Harmatus, _ibid._;
forms a compact with Gizeric, III. vii. 26

Zerboule, fortress on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 19, 20;
besieged by the Romans, IV. xix. 23-27;
abandoned by the Moors, IV. xix. 28-32

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Transcriber's Note:

Periods added in index to some instances of Roman numerals
to conform to rest of index.

Index Errata:

Under Adriatic Sea "Melite" should read "Melita"

"Apollonaris" should read "Apollonarius"

"Arethusa" should read "Arethousa" (also under Syracuse)

Under Ariadne "Zenon" should read "Zeno"
Also under: Basiliscus, brother of Berine
Basiliscus, son of Harmatus
Gizeric
Harmatus
Leon the younger

"Atalaric" should be "Antalaric"

Under Atalaric "Amalasuntha" should be "Amalasountha"

"Centenarium" should be "Centenaria"

"Dromon" should be "Dromone"

"Gepaides" should be "Gepaedes"
Also under: Singidunum
Sirmium

Under Gizeric "Olyvrius" should be "Olybrius"
Also under: Olyvrius
Placidia

"Heraclius" should be "Heracleius" also under: Tripolis Vandals

Under Iaudas "Mephanius" should be "Mephanias"

"Iourpouthes" should be "Iourphothes"

Under John, the mutineer, "Pamphilus" should be "Pasiphilus"

"Juppiter" should be "Jupiter"

Under Leontius "Zaunus" should be "Zaunas" Also under: Zaunus

"Leptes" should be "Leptis"

"Medeos" should be "Medeus"

"Medissinissas" should be "Medisinissas"

Under Zaunus "Paresmanes" should be "Pharesmanes"