Chapter IX: Book V: The Gothic War (9)

Paulus,
Roman commander of cavalry, V. v. 3;
on guard at the Pancratian Gate, V. xxiii. 2;
sent to Milan with Thracians, VI. xii. 27, 40

Paulus,
commander of Isaurians, VI. v. 1;
proceeds to Ostia by sea, VI. v. 3;
remains in Ostia, VI. vii. 12, 16;
occupies Portus, VI. vii. 16, 22

Peloponnesus, its resemblance to Spain, V. xii. 3

Penates, the ancient gods of Rome, V. xxv. 19

Peranius,
of Iberia, Roman general, V. v. 3;
of the family of the king of Iberia, _ibid._;
had come as a deserter to the Romans, _ibid._;
summons Belisarius to the Vivarium, V. xxiii. 13;
leads a sally against the Goths, VI. i. 11

Persia, adjoining Iberia, V. v. 3

Persians,
frequently referred to, also under the name of Medes, V. v. 3, etc.;
their long shields, V. xxii. 20;
Artasires a Persian, VI. ii. 10

Perusia,
the first city of Tuscany, V. xvi. 4;
submits to Constantinus, V. xvi. 4;
battle fought near it, V. xvi. 6;
garrisoned by Constantinus, V. xvii. 3;
avoided by Vittigis, V. xvii. 7, VI. xi. 9

Peter, the Apostle, buried near Rome;
one of the gates of the city named after him, V. xix. 4;
his church, V. xxii. 21, VI. ix. 17;
his promise to guard "Broken Wall," V. xxiii. 5;
reverenced by the Romans above all others, V. xxiii. 5

Peter,
an Illyrian, envoy of Justinian to Italy, V. iii. 30, iv. 17;
his excellent qualities, V. iii. 30;
learns of events in Italy and waits in Aulon, V. iv. 20, 21;
sent on with a letter to Amalasuntha, V. iv. 22;
arrives in Italy, V. iv. 25;
denounces Theodatus, V. iv. 30;
who tries to prove his innocence, V. iv. 31;
tries to terrify Theodatus, V. iv. 1;
who suggests to him an agreement with Justinian, V. vi. 2-6;
recalled and given further instructions, V. vi. 7-13;
reports to Justinian, V. vi. 14;
sent again to Italy, V. vi. 25, 26, vii. 24;
reproaches Theodatus, V. vii. 13;
who makes a public speech of warning, V. vii. 14-16;
his reply thereto, V. vii. 17-20;
delivers a letter from Justinian to the Gothic nobles, V. vii. 22

Petra (Pertusa), on the Flaminian Way;
allowed by Vittigis to retain its original garrison, VI. xi. 2;
attacked and captured by the Romans, VI. xi. 10 ff.;
its natural position and defences, VI. xi. 10-14

Phanitheus, Erulian commander, VI. xiii. 18

Philippi, in Macedonia, home of Demetrius, V. iii. 5

Photius, step-son of Belisarius;
accompanies him to Italy, V. v. 6;
at the capture of Naples, V. x. 5, 8, 9, 20;
his groom Valentinus, V. xviii. 18

Piceni, a people of central Italy, V. xv. 21

Picenum,
John sent thither, VI. vii. 28;
raided by John, VI. x. 1 ff.;
its metropolis Auximus, VI. xi. 2;
its strongholds:
Petra, Auximus, and Urbinus, VI. xi. 2;
Caesena and Monteferetra, VI. xi. 3;
its town Alba, VI. vii. 25

Pincian Gate, in Rome;
next to the Flaminian, V. xix. 16, xxiii. 3;
held by Belisarius, V. xix. 14;
often mentioned in the fighting, V. xxviii. 15, etc.

Pisidian, Principius the guardsman, V. xxviii. 23

Pissas, Gothic commander;
sent into Tuscany, V. xvi. 5;
defeated and captured, V. xvi. 6, 7

Pitzas, a Goth; surrenders part of Samnium to Belisarius, V. xv. 1, 2

Platonic teachings, espoused by Theodatus, V. iii. 1, vi. 10

Po River,
called also the "Eridanus," V. i. 18;
boundary of Liguria, V. xv. 28;
and of Aemilia, V. xv. 30;
crossed by Mundilas, VI. xii. 30, 31

Portus,
harbour of Rome, V. xxvi. 3;
its situation, V. xxvi. 4-7;
distance from Rome, V. xxvi. 4;
a good road between it and Rome, V. xxvi. 9, VI. vii. 6;
captured by the Goths and garrisoned by them, V. xxvi. 14, 15, xxvii. 1,
VI. vii. 11;
strength of its defences, V. xxvi. 7, 19;
abandoned by the Goths and occupied by Paulus, VI. vii. 16, 22

Praenestine Gate, in Rome;
commanded by Bessas, V. xviii. 35, xix. 15;
threatened by a Gothic camp, V. xix. 2;
near the Vivarium, V. xxii. 10

Precalis, a district east of the Ionian Gulf adjoining Epirus and Dalmatia,
V. xv. 25

Presidius,
a Roman of Ravenna, VI. viii. 2;
escapes to Spolitium. _ibid._;
robbed of two daggers by Constantinus, VI. viii. 3;
appeals to Belisarius in Rome, VI. viii. 4 ff.

Principius, a Pisidian, bodyguard of Belisarius;
persuades him to allow his infantry troops a share in the fighting,
V. xxviii. 23-29;
fights valiantly, V. xxix. 39, 40;
killed in battle, V. xxix. 41

Procopius,
writer of the history of the Gothic war, V. vii. 37, VI. ii. 38, xii. 41;
sent to Naples to procure provisions and soldiers, VI. iv. 1 ff.;
gathers soldiers and provisions in Campania, VI. iv. 19;
assisted by Antonina, VI. iv. 20;
religious views, V. iii. 6-9

Pyrenees Mountains, on the northern boundary of Spain, V. xii. 3

Quaestor, office held by Fidelius, V. xiv. 5

Quintilis, name given early to July as being the fifth month from March,
V. xxiv. 31

Ram, an engine of war; its construction, V. xxi. 6-11

Ravenna,
its situation, V. i. 16 ff.;
besieged by the Goths, V. i. 14, 24;
surrendered to Theoderic, V. i. 24;
treasures of Carcasiana brought to, V. xii. 47;
occupied by Vittigis and the Goths, V. xi. 26;
Roman senators killed there by order of Vittigis, V. xxvi. 1;
distance from Ariminum, VI. x. 5;
from Caesena, V. i. 15;
from Milan, VI. vii. 37, 38;
from the Tuscan Sea, V. xv. 19;
limit of the Picene territory, V. xv. 21;
the priest of, V. i. 24

Regata,
distance from Rome, V. xi. 1;
Goths gather at, V. xi. 1, 5

Reges, a body of infantry commanded by Ursicinus, V. xxiii. 3

Reparatus, brother of Vigilius, escapes execution by flight, V. xxvi. 2

Rex, title used by barbarian kings, and preserved by Theoderic, V. i. 26,
VI. xiv. 38

Rhegium,
city in southern Italy, V. viii. 1;
Belisarius departs thence with his army, V. viii. 4

Rhine, one of the rivers of Gaul, V. xii. 7

Rhone,
one of the rivers of Gaul, V. xii. 7;
boundary of the Visigothic power, V. xii. 12, xiii. 5;
boundary of Roman power, V. xii. 20;
boundary between the Franks and the Goths, V. xii. 45

Rodolphus,
leader of the Eruli, VI. xiv. 11;
forced by his people to march against the Lombards, VI. xiv. 12 ff.

Rogi, a barbarian people, allies of the Goths, VI. xiv. 24

Romans,
subjects of the Roman Empire both in the East and in the West, mentioned
constantly throughout;
captured Jerusalem in ancient times, V. xii. 42;
Roman senators killed by order of Vittigis, V. xxvi. 1;
Roman dress of ancient times, preserved by descendants of soldiers
stationed in Gaul, V. xii. 18, 19;
Roman soldiers, their importance greatly lessened by the addition of
barbarians, V. i. 4;
superiority of their soldiers to the Goths, V. xxvii. 27;
small importance of their infantry, V. xxviii. 22
More particularly of the inhabitants of Rome:
exhorted by Vittigis to remain faithful to the Goths, V. xi. 26;
decide to receive Belisarius into the city, V. xiv. 4;
admire the forethought of Belisarius, but object to his holding the
city for a siege, V. xiv. 16;
compelled by Belisarius to provide their own provisions, V. xiv. 17;
deprived of the baths, V. xix. 27;
distressed by the labours of the siege, reproach Belisarius,
V. xx. 5 ff.;
applaud his marksmanship, V. xxii. 5;
prevent him from rebuilding "Broken Wall," V. xxiii. 5;
their allegiance feared by Belisarius, V. xxiv. 14, 16;
send women, children, and servants to Naples, V. xxv. 2, 10;
some of the, attempt to open the doors of the Temple of Janus,
V. xxv. 18-25;
praise Belisarius publicly, V. xxvii. 25;
eager to fight a pitched battle, V. xxviii. 1, 3;
many of the populace mingle with the army, V. xxviii. 18, 29,
xxix. 23, 25, 26;
reduced to despair, VI. iii. 8;
resort to unaccustomed foods, VI. iii. 10, 11;
try to force Belisarius to light a decisive battle, VI. iii. 12 ff.;
lived in luxury under Theoderic, V. xx. 11;
held in especial honour the teachings of the Christians, V. xxv. 23

Rome,
first city of the West, VI. vii. 38;
captured by Alaric the elder, V. xii. 41;
visited by envoys from Justinian, V. iii. 5, 16;
garrison left therein by Vittigis, V. xi. 25, 26;
Goths withdraw from, V. xi. 26;
abandoned by the Gothic garrison, V. xiv. 12, 13;
entered by Belisarius at the same time that the Gothic garrison left it,
V. xiv. 14;
keys of, sent to Justinian, V. xiv. 15;
its defences repaired and improved by Belisarius, V. xiv. 15;
ill-situated for a siege, V. xiv. 16;
had never sustained a long siege, V. xxiv. 13;
its territories secured by Belisarius, V. xvi. 1;
provisioned for the siege, V. xvii. 14;
account of the building of the wall on both sides of the Tiber,
V. xix. 6-10;
its siege begun by the Goths, V. xxiv. 26;
not entirely shut in by them, V. xxv. 6;
mills operated in the Tiber by Belisarius, V. xix. 19 ff.;
visited by famine and pestilence, VI. iii. 1;
abandoned by the Goths, VI. x. 12 ff.;
garrisoned by Belisarius, VI. xiii. 1;
terminus of the Appian Way, V. xiv. 6;
its boundaries adjoin Campania, V. xv. 22;
the palace, VI. viii. 10, ix. 5;
its aqueducts, VI. iii. 3-7, ix. 1, 2;
cut by the Goths, V. xix. 13;
their number and size, _ibid._;
stopped up by Belisarius, V. xix. 18;
water of one used to turn the mills, V. xix. 8;
its chief priest Silverius, V. xi. 26, xiv. 4, xxv. 13;
Vigilius V. xxv. 13, xxvi. 2;
its gates fourteen in number, V. xix. 1;
the Asinarian, V. xiv. 14;
the Pancratian, V. xviii. 35;
the Salarian, V. xviii. 39;
the Flaminian, V. xix. 2;
the Praenestine, _ibid._;
the Aurelian, V. xix. 4;
the Transtiburtine, _ibid._;
of Peter, _ibid._;
of Paul, VI. iv. 3;
the Pincian, V. xix. 14;
its church of Peter the Apostle, VI. ix. 17;
its sewers, V. xix. 29;
its "stadium" in the Plain of Nero VI. i. 5;
excavations for storage outside the walls, VI. i. 11;
its harbour
Portus, V. xxv. 4, xxvi. 3, 7, 9;
Ostia, VI. iv. 2;
distance from
Centumcellae, VI. vii. 19;
from Narnia, V. xvii. 6;
from Portus and the sea, V. xxvi. 4;
from Tibur, VI. iv. 7;
description of the engines of war used against it by Vittigis,
V. xxi. 3-12;
a priest of, V. xvi. 20

Rusticus, a Roman priest, sent with Peter to Justinian, V. vi. 13, 14

Sacred Island, at the mouth of the Tiber, V. xxvi. 5

Salarian Gate,
in Rome, V. xviii. 19, etc.;
held by Belisarius, V. xix. 14;
attacked by the Goths, V. xxxii. 1-9;
Goths repulsed from, V. xxiii. 24, 25

Salones, city in Dalmatia;
Mundus sent against, V. v. 2;
taken by him, V. v. 11;
battle near, V. vii. 2 ff.;
its inhabitants mistrusted by the Goths, V. vii. 10, 31;
weakness of its defences, V. vii. 31;
occupied by the Goths, V. vii. 27;
abandoned by them, V. vii. 32;
occupied by Constantianus, V. vii. 33-36;
Vittigis sends an army against, V. xvi. 9, 10;
strengthened by Constantianus, V. xvi. 14, 15;
invested by the Goths, V. xvi. 16

Samnites,
a people of central Italy, V. xv. 21;
children among; their gruesome play, V. xx. 1-4

Samnium, VI. v. 2;
a portion of, surrendered to Belisarius, V. xv. 1, 15;
the remainder held by the Goths, V. xv. 2

Scardon, city in Dalmatia, V. vii. 32, xvi. 13

Sciri, a Gothic nation, V. i. 3

Sclaveni,
a barbarian nation, VI. xv. 2;
in the Roman army, V. xxvii. 2

Scrithiphini, nation on the island of Thule; their manner of life, customs,
etc., VI. xv. 16-25

Scylla, the story of, located at the strait of Messana, V. viii. 1

Sibyl, The,
her prophecy regarding Mundus, V. vii. 6-8;
prophecies of, consulted by patricians, V. xxiv. 28;
difficulty of understanding them, V. xxiv. 34-37;
her cave shewn at Cumae, V. xiv. 3

Sicilians,
applaud Belisarius, V. v. 18;
find the Romans faithful to their promises, V. viii. 18, 27

Sicily,
Belisarius sent thither with a fleet, V. v. 6, xiii. 14;
taken by him, V. v. 12 ff., 18;
garrisoned by him, V. xxiv. 2;
Theodatus proposes to withdraw from, V. vi. 2;
grain brought thence by Belisarius, V. xiv. 17;
Roman refugees resort to, V. xxv. 10;
offered to Belisarius by the Goths, VI. vi. 27;
Goths sent thither by Belisarius, VI. xiii. 4;
smaller than Britain, VI. vi. 28

Silverius,
chief priest of Rome, V. xi. 26;
influences the citizens to yield to the Romans, V. xiv. 4;
dismissed by Belisarius, V. xxv. 13

Singidunum, city in Pannonia, V. xv. 27, VI. xv. 30

Sinthues, bodyguard of Belisarius;
sent to Tibur with Magnus, VI. iv. 7;
repairs the defences, VI. iv. 15;
wounded in battle, _ibid._

Siphilas, bodyguard of Constantianus, at the taking of Salones, V. vii. 34

Sirmium, city of the Gepaedes in Pannonia, V. iii. 15, xi. 5, xv. 27

Siscii, a people of central Europe, V. xv. 26

Solomon, king of the Jews; his treasures taken from Rome by Alaric,
V. xii. 42

Spain,
first country of Europe beginning from Gibraltar, V. xii. 3;
its size compared with that of Gaul, V. xii. 5;
formerly subject to the Romans, V. xii. 9;
occupied by the Visigoths, V. xii. 12;
really under the sway of Theoderic, V. xii. 47;
Theudis establishes an independent power in, V. xii. 50-54;
Spanish woman of great wealth married by him, V. xii. 50;
Visigoths retire to, V. xiii. 13

Spaniards, situated beyond Gaul, V. xv. 29

Spolitium, city in Italy;
submits to Constantinus, V. xvi. 3;
garrisoned by him, V. xvi. 4, xvii. 3;
avoided by Vittigis, V. xvii. 7, VI. xi. 9;
Presidius takes refuge in, VI. viii. 2

Stephanus, a Neapolitan;
remonstrates with Belisarius, V. viii. 7-11;
urged by Belisarius to win over the Neapolitans, V. viii. 19;
his attempts to do so, V. viii. 20, 21;
assisted by Antiochus, V. viii. 21;
opposed by Pastor and Asclepiodotus, V. viii. 22-24;
goes again to Belisarius, V. viii. 25;
summoned once more by Belisarius, V. ix. 23;
returns to the city, V. ix. 29;
bitterly accuses Asclepiodotus before Belisarius, V. x. 40-43

Suartuas, an Erulian;
appointed king of the Eruli by Justinian, VI. xv. 32;
attempts to destroy the Eruli sent to Thule, VI. xv. 34;
flees to Byzantium, VI. xv. 35;
Justinian attempts to restore him, VI. xv. 36

Suevi,
barbarian people in Gaul, V. xii. 11;
in two divisions, V. xv. 26;
Asinarius gathers an army among them, V. xvi. 9, 12

Suntas, bodyguard of Belisarius, VI. vii. 27

Symmachus,
a Roman senator and ex-consul, father-in-law of Boetius, V. i. 32;
his death, V. i. 34;
his children receive from Amalasuntha his property, V. ii. 5

Syracuse,
surrenders to Belisarius, V. v. 12;
entered by him on the last day of his consulship, V. v. 18, 19;
garrisoned by him, V. viii. 1

Syria, home of Antiochus of Naples, V. viii. 21

Taracina, city near Rome, V. xi. 2;
at the limit of Campania, V. xv. 22;
Euthalius stops in, VI. ii. 1;
Belisarius sends a hundred men thither, VI. ii. 3;
occupied by Martinus and Trajan, VI. iv. 6, 14;
left by them, VI. v. 4

Tarmutus, an Isaurian, brother of Ennes;
persuades Belisarius to allow his infantry troops a share in the fighting,
V. xxviii. 23-29;
fights valiantly, V. xxix. 39, 40;
his remarkable escape, V. xxix. 42, 43;
his death, V. xxix. 44

Taulantii, a people of Illyricum, V. i. 13

Theoctistus, a physician; his successful treatment of Arzes' wound,
VI. ii. 26 ff.

Theodatus,
son of Amalafrida and nephew of Theoderic, V. iii. 1;
opposed by Amalasuntha in his oppression of the people of Tuscany,
V. iii. 2, 3;
plans to hand over Tuscany to Justinian, V. iii. 4, 29;
meets the envoys of Justinian secretly, V. iii. 9;
accused by the Tuscans, V. iv. 1;
compelled by Amalasuntha to make restitution, V. iv. 2;
her attempts to gain his support, V. iv. 9 ff.;
becomes king, V. iv. 10, 19;
imprisons Amalasuntha, V. iv. 13-15;
sends envoys and a letter to Justinian, V. iv. 15, 16;
receives the envoy Peter from Justinian, V. iv. 17;
opposed by Justinian, V. iv. 22;
defended by Opilio, V. iv. 25;
persuaded to kill Amalasuntha, V. iv. 26, 27;
denounced by Peter, V. iv. 30;
his excuses, V. iv. 31;
terrified by Peter, suggests an agreement with Justinian, V. vi. 1-5;
recalls Peter and consults him further, V. vi. 6-13;
his letter to Justinian, V. vi. 14-21;
reply of Justinian, V. vi. 22-25;
receives envoys from Justinian, V. vi. 26;
refuses to put his agreement into effect, V. vii. 11, 12;
makes a speech regarding rights of envoys, V. vii. 13-16;
receives a letter addressed to the Gothic nobles, V. vii. 22;
guards the envoys Peter and Athanasius, V. vii. 25;
proposes an alliance with the Franks, V. xiii. 14, 24;
kept the wives and children of the garrison of Naples, V. viii. 8;
appealed to in vain by the Neapolitans, V. ix. 1;
the story of the swine whose fortune foreshadowed the outcome of the war,
V. ix. 2-7;
dethroned by the Goths, V. xi. 1;
flees toward Ravenna, pursued by Optaris, V. xi. 6;
the cause of Optaris' hatred of him, V. xi. 7, 8;
killed on the road, V. xi. 9, xiii. 15, xxix. 6;
brother of Amalaberga, V. xiii. 2;
father of Theodegisclus, V. xi. 10;
father-in-law of Ebrimous, V. viii. 3;
father of Theodenanthe, _ibid._;
his unstable character, V. vii. 11;
accustomed to seek oracles, V. ix. 3

Theodegisclus, son of Theodatus; imprisoned by Vittigis, V. xi. 10

Theodenanthe, daughter of Theodatus, wife of Ebrimous, V. viii. 3

Theoderic,
Gothic king, patrician and ex-consul in Byzantium, V. i. 9, VI. vi. 16;
leads the Goths in rebellion, V. i. 9;
persuaded by Zeno to attack Odoacer, V. i. 10, VI. vi. 16, 23;
leads the Gothic people to Italy, V. i. 12;
not followed from Thrace by all the Goths, V. xvi. 2;
besieges Ravenna, V. i. 24;
his agreement with Odoacer, V. i. 24;
kills him, V. i. 25;
his war with the Gepaedes, V. xi. 5;
forms close alliance with the Thuringians and Visigoths, V. xii. 21, 22;
feared by the Franks, V. xii. 23;
forms an alliance with them, V. xii. 24;
craftily refrains from participation in the war against the Burgundians
and gains part of their land, V. xii. 26-28, 31, 32;
disregarded by the Franks, V. xii. 33;
appealed to by Alaric and sends him an army, V. xii. 34;
reproached by the Visigoths, V. xii. 37;
drives the Franks from besieging Carcasiana, V. xii. 44;
recovers eastern Gaul, V. xii. 45;
makes Amalaric king of the Visigoths, acting as regent himself,
V. xii. 46;
sends Theudis to Spain with an army, V. xii. 50;
tolerates his tyranny, V. xii. 51-54;
virtual ruler over Gaul and Spain as well as Italy, V. xii. 47-49;
imposed a tribute on the Visigoths, V. xii. 47, 48, xiii. 6;
removed the treasures of Carcasiana, V. xiii. 6;
kills Symmachus and Boetius, V. i. 34;
terrified thereafter by the appearance of a fish's head, V. i. 35 ff.;
his death, V. i. 39, xiii. 1;
succeeded by Atalaric, V. ii. 1;
made no new laws in Italy, VI. vi. 17;
mosaic picture of, in Naples, V. xxiv. 22;
kept the Romans in luxury, V. xx. 11;
did not allow the Goths to educate their children, V. ii. 14;
his own ignorance of letters, V. ii. 16;
his character as a sovereign, V. i. 26 ff., xi. 26;
beloved by his subjects, V. i. 29-31;
brother of Amalafrida, V. iii. 1;
father of Amalasuntha, V. ii. 23, xxiv. 25;
father of Theodichusa, V. xii. 22;
grandfather of Amalaric, V. xii. 43, 46;
of Atalaric, V. ii. 1, xxiv. 24;
of Matasuntha, V. xi. 27, xxix. 8;
uncle of Theodatus, V. iii. 1;
the family of, V. iv. 6

Theodichusa,
daughter of Theoderic, betrothed to Alaric the younger, V. xii. 22;
mother of Amalaric, V. xii. 43

Theodoriscus, a Cappadocian, guardsman of Martinus; conspicuous for his
valour, V. xxix. 20, 21

Thessalonica, home of Peter, V. iii. 30

Theudibert, king of the Franks;
gives his sister in marriage to Amalaric, V. xiii. 4;
appealed to by her, V. xiii. 10;
defeats Amalaric in battle, V. xiii. 11;
takes possession of the Visigothic portion of Gaul, V. xiii. 12;
sanctions treaty with Theodatus, V. xiii. 27;
sends allies to Vittigis, VI. xii. 38, 39

Theudis,
a Goth, marries a woman in Spain and sets up an independent power there,
V. xii. 50-54;
tyrant in Spain, V. xiii. 13

Thrace,
ancient home of the Goths, V. xvi. 2;
home of Constantinus and Bessas, V. v. 3;
of Cutilas, VI. ii. 10;
of Ulimuth, VI. xiii. 14

Thracians, a force of,
reaches Dryus, VI. v. 1;
with the Roman army, VI. xi. 5;
sent to Milan under command of Paulus, VI. xii. 26, 27

Thule,
description of the island, its inhabitants, long nights, etc.,
VI. xv. 4 ff.;
Eruli settled there, VI. xv. 29;
the Eruli send thither for a king, VI. xiv. 42, xv. 27, 30;
their messengers return from, VI. xv. 33

Thurii, a city in southern Italy, V. xv. 23

Thuringians,
barbarians in Gaul, V. xii. 10, 11;
form close alliance with Theoderic, V. xii. 21, 22;
their ruler Hermenefridus, V. xii. 22;
subjugated by the Franks, V. xiii. 1

Tiber River,
an obstacle to Vittigis, V. xvii. 13-15;
defended by Belisarius, V. xvii. 18, xviii. 2 ff.;
crossed by Vittigis, V. xviii. 1 ff.; xxiv. 3;
crossed by the Goths to storm the wall, V. xxii. 18, 25;
used by Belisarius to turn the mills, V. xix. 19 ff.;
Romans bring in provisions by it, VI. vii. 8 ff;
description of its mouths, V. xxvi. 5-8;
navigable, V. xxvi. 6;
freight traffic on, V. xxvi. 10-12;
its tortuous course, V. xxvi. 11;
flowed by the wall near the Aurelian Gate, V. xxii. 16, VI. ix. 16;
sewers of Rome discharged into it, V. xix. 29;
bridged in building the wall of Rome, V. xix. 10;
included in the fortifications of Rome, V. xix. 6-10;
bridge over, distance from Rome, V. xvii. 13;
fortified by Belisarius, V. xvii. 14;
abandoned by the garrison, V. xvii. 19

Tibur,
occupied by Sinthues and Magnus, VI. iv. 7;
distance from Rome, _ibid._

Ticinum,
strongly fortified city, VI. xii. 32;
battle fought near, VI. xii. 31, 33

Totila, ruler of the Goths, V. xxiv. 32

Trajan, bodyguard of Belisarius;
makes a successful attack upon the Goths, V. xxvii. 4 ff.;
sent to Taracina, VI. iv. 6;
which he occupies with Martinus, VI. iv. 14;
summoned back to Rome, VI. v. 4;
sent against the Goths, VI. v. 9, 10;
in the battle at the Pincian Gate, VI. v. 21;
his strange wound, VI. v. 24-27

Transtiburtine Gate, threatened by a Gothic camp, V. xix. 4

Tria Fata, near the temple of Janus in Rome, V. xxv. 19

Tripolis, ashes from Vesuvius fell in, VI. iv. 27

Troy, a man of Troy, V. xv. 10; see also Ilium

Tudera,
town in Italy, garrisoned by Vittigis; VI. xi. 1;
surrenders to Belisarius, VI. xiii. 2, 3;
garrisoned by him, VI. xiii. 4

Tuscan Sea,
south of Gaul, V. xii. 6, 7;
distance from Ravenna, V. xv. 19

Tuscans,
accuse Theodatus before Amalasuntha, V. iv. 1;
welcome Constantinus into their cities, V. xvi. 4

Tuscany,
extending from Aemilia to the boundaries of Rome, V. xv. 30;
most of its lands owned by Theodatus, V. iii. 2, 29;
who plans to hand it over to Justinian, V. iii. 4, iv. 17;
invaded by Constantinus, V. xvi. 1 ff.;
its cities: Genoa, VI. xii. 29;
Narnia, V. xvi. 2;
Spolitium and Perusia, V. xvi. 3;
Clusium, VI. xi. 1;
Centumcellae, VI. vii. 18, 19;
its lake Vulsina, V. iv. 14

Tydeus, father of Diomedes, V. xv. 8

Uliaris, a Goth, in command of Naples, V. iii. 15

Ulias, a Goth, given as a hostage, VI. vii. 13

Uligisalus, sent to Dalmatia, V. xvi. 8;
enters Liburnia alone, V. xvi. 12;
defeated, retires to Burnus, V. xvi. 13;
proceeds with Asinarius to Salones, V. xvi. 16;
stationed in Tudera, VI. xi. 1

Ulimuth, of Thrace, bodyguard of Belisarius;
renders signal service at Ancon, VI. xiii. 14, 15

Ulitheus, uncle of Vittigis, defeated and killed by John, VI. x. 2

Unilas, Gothic commander;
sent into Tuscany, V. xvi. 5;
defeated and captured, V. xvi. 6, 7

Uraïas, Gothic commander;
sent into Liguria, VI. xii. 37;
nephew of Vittigis, _ibid._

Urbinus,
city in Picenum, VI. x. 5;
passed by John, VI. x. 5, 7;
garrisoned by Vittigis, VI. xi. 2

Ursicinus, Roman commander of infantry, V. v. 3, xxiii. 3

Urviventus, town near Rome; garrisoned by Vittigis, VI. xi. 1

Vacimus, Gothic commander; sent against Ancon, VI. xiii. 5, 8

Vacis, a Goth, sent to the Salarian Gate to harangue the Romans,
V. xviii. 39-41

Valentinian, Roman emperor; slain by Maximus, V. xxv. 15

Valentinus,
Roman commander of cavalry, V. v. 3;
sent to the Plain of Nero by Belisarius, V. xxviii. 16, 19;
unable to control his troops, V. xxix. 28

Valentinus, groom of Photius; fights valiantly, V. xviii. 18

Valerian, Roman commander;
sent to Italy, V. xxiv. 19;
winters in Aetolia, V. xxiv. 20;
ordered to hasten to Rome, V. xxiv. 18;
arrives in Rome, V. xxvii. 1;
sent out against the Goths by Belisarius, V. xxvii. 22;
sent to the Plain of Nero, VI. ii. 8;
fights there with varying fortune, VI. ii. 19 ff.;
with Martinus rescues Bochas, VI. ii. 24;
establishes a camp at the church of Paul, VI. iv. 11;
returns to the city, VI. iv. 12;
with Ildiger seizes Constantinus, VI. viii. 16;
uncle of Damian, VI. vii. 26;
his bodyguard Gouboulgoudou, VI. xiii. 14

Vandalarius, see Visandus

Vandals in Africa; their overthrow, V. iii. 22, v. 1, xxix. 8

Varni, a barbarian nation, VI. xv. 2

Veneti, their territory adjoining Istria, and extending to Ravenna,
V. xv. 25

Venetia, held by the Goths, V. xi. 16

Vergentinus, Roman senator; escapes execution by flight, V. xxvi. 2

Vesuvius,
threatens an eruption, VI. iv. 21;
description of the mountain, VI. iv. 22-24;
distance from Naples, VI. iv. 22;
its heavy ash showers, VI. iv. 25-27;
periodicity of its eruptions, VI. iv. 28;
its fertility, VI. iv. 29;
its salubrious atmosphere, VI. iv. 30

Vigilius,
appointed chief priest of Rome, V. xxv. 13;
brother of Reparatus, V. xxvi. 2

Visandus Vandalarius, a Goth;
distinguished for his bravery at the battle of the Mulvian bridge,
V. xviii. 29;
his unexpected recovery, V. xviii. 30-33;
stationed at Auximus, VI. xi. 2

Visandus, Erulian commander, VI. xiii. 18

Visigoths,
occupy all of Spain and part of Gaul, V. xii. 12;
their ruler Alaric the younger, V. xii. 22;
form close alliance with Theoderic, V. xii. 21, 22;
attacked by the Franks, V. xii. 33;
encamp against them, V. xii. 35;
compel Alaric to fight, V. xii. 36-38;
defeated in battle, V. xii. 40;
choose Giselic as king, V. xii. 43;
Amalaric becomes king over them, V. xii. 46;
mingle with the Goths, V. xii. 49;
separate from them, V. xiii. 7, 8;
defeated by the Franks, V. xiii. 11;
withdraw from Gaul to Spain, V. xiii. 13

Vitalian, the tyrant, uncle of John, VI. v. 1, vii. 25

Vittigis,
chosen king of the Goths, V. xi. 5;
his good birth and military achievements, _ibid._;
sends Optaris in pursuit of Theodatus, V. xi. 6;
imprisons the son of Theodatus, V. xi. 10;
advises withdrawal to Ravenna, V. xi. 11 ff.;
withdraws to Ravenna, leaving a garrison in Rome, V. xi. 26;
unable to recall the Goths from Gaul, V. xiii. 16;
addresses the Goths, V. xiii. 17-25;
forms an alliance with the Franks, V. xiii. 26-28;
summons Marcias from Gaul, V. xiii. 29;
sends an army against the Romans in Tuscany, V. xvi. 5;
eager to leave Ravenna, but prevented by the absence of Marcias,
V. xvi. 7, 11;
sends an army to Dalmatia, V. xvi. 8, 9;
finally moves against Rome, V. xvi. 19;
his feverish haste, V. xvi. 20, 21, xvii. 8;
refrains from attacking Perusia, Spolitium, and Narnia, V. xvii. 7, 8;
advances through Sabine territory, V. xvii. 12;
halts at the Tiber, V. xvii. 13;
sends Vacis to the Salarian Gate, V. xviii. 39;
commands one Gothic camp, V. xix. 12;
his name given in play to one of the Samnite children, V. xx. 1-4;
sends envoys to Belisarius, V. xx. 7;
hears their report, V. xxi. 1;
prepares to storm the wall, V. xxi. 2, 3;
constructs engines of war, V. xxi. 4-12;
makes a general assault on the wall, V. xxii. 1 ff.;
leads an attack on the Vivarium, V. xxii. 10 ff.;
where he presses the Romans hard, V. xxiii. 13;
breaks down the outer wall, V. xxiii. 17, 19;
his attacking force cut to pieces, V. xxiii. 20-22;
kills Roman senators, V. xxvi. 1;
seizes Portus, V. xxvi. 3, 14;
tries to use Roman tactics on Belisarius, V. xxvii. 15-23;
prepares for battle and addresses his army, V. xxix. 1-15;
commands in person at the great battle, V. xxix. 16 ff.;
allows Portus to be abandoned, VI. vii. 16, 22;
investigates the aqueduct, VI. ix. 1 ff.;
tries a new stratagem, VI. ix. 16 ff.;
alarmed for Ravenna, abandons Rome, VI. x. 8, 12, 13;
marches to Ariminum, leaving garrisons in certain towns VI. xi. 1-3;
besieges Ariminum, VI. xii. 1 ff.;
sends an army into Liguria, VI. xii. 37;
receives Frankish allies, VI. xii. 38;
Belisarius marches against him, VI. xiii. 1;
sends an army against Ancon, VI. xiii. 5;
uncle of Uraïas, VI. xii. 37;
nephew of Ulitheus, VI. x. 2;
husband of Matasuntha, V. xi. 27, VI. x. 11

Vivarium,
an enclosure in the walls of Rome, V. xxii. 10;
built for the keeping of wild animals, V. xxiii. 16;
a very vulnerable point in the wall, V. xxiii. 13, 15;
attacked by Vittigis, V. xxii. 10, 11, xxiii. 13-23;
successfully defended under the direction of Belisarius, V. xxiii. 14-23

Vulsina, lake in Tuscany; Amalasuntha imprisoned there, V. iv. 14

Wild ass, an engine used for throwing stones, V. xxi. 18, 19

Wolf, a contrivance used by Belisarius for guarding the gates of Rome,
V. xxi. 19-22

Zarter, a Massagete, bodyguard of Belisarius, sent into Tuscany, V. xvi. 1

Zeno,
emperor of the East, V. i. 2;
persuades Theoderic to attack Odoacer, V. i. 10, VI. vi. 16, 23

Zeno,
a Roman commander of cavalry, VI. v. 2;
given as a hostage, VI. vii. 13

Transcriber's Notes:

In this text edition, the dated sidenotes were replaced with lettered footnotes with the references following the paragraph in which they land.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.