Spalatro, the modern name of Aspalathus,
near Salona, the site of Diocletian's palace;
its ruins, i. 466.
Spanheim, his history of the admission of
the provinces to the freedom of Rome, i.
42, note. His translation of Julian's
"Cæsars," and Discussion on Satires, iii.
1, note.
Sparta, number of its citizens, i. 299, notes.
Spectabiles, or Respectable, one of the three
ranks of honour, ii. 199. An interme-
diate class, 209.
Spectacles. See Games.
Sphæristeriam, or tennis-court, the amuse-
ment of Theodoric II., the Visigoth, iv.
50, . Of the emperor Romanus II., v.325.
Spies. See Agents.
Spires, taken by the Huns, iv. 15, note.
Spoleto, taken by Belisarius, and Vitiges
declines to besiege it, iv. 408. Its gover-
nor, Constantine, despoils Presidius, 423.
Surrendered to the pope by its inhabi-
tants, v. 392.
Sportule, or Sportellæ, baskets of provisions
distributed by the Roman nobles, iii. 412,n.
Squirrels, (more correctly dormice), a Roman
́luxury, iii. 412, note. See Glires.
Stadium, the Olympic, not like the Roman
circus, iv. 300.
Statues of Rome, scarcely inferior in num-
ber to the living inhabitants, ii. 209. Of
Constantinople, destroyed by the Latins,
vi. 570.
Stauracius, emperor of Constantinople, mor-
tally wounded in battle, v. 307.
Stephen, a freed-man of Domitilla, assassi-
nates Domitian, ii. 111.
Stephen, count of Chartres, Blois, and Troyes,
engages in the first crusade, vi. 421. Ad-
mires the emperor Alexius, 434. Deserts
the cause at Antioch, 450.
Stephen, son of Romanus Lecapenus, con-
spires against him, v. 324.
Stephen III., pope, visits France to obtain
support against the Lombards, v. 384.
Returns at the head of a French army,
385. Crowns Pepin a second time, 387.
Stephen, St., his relics. See Lucian.
Stephen, a favourite of Justinian II., sent
by him to destroy Cherson and its inha-
bitants, v. 298.
Stilicho, master-general under Theodosius,
iii. 265. The theme of Claudian's muse,
317. Marries Serena, the adopted daugh-
ter of Theodosius, 318. Appointed guar-
dian of Arcadius and Honorius, 319.
Master-general of the West, 320. Causes
Runnus to be killed, 322. His daughter
Maria married to the emperor Honorius,
332. Drives Alaric out of Greece, 341.
Collects the remaining forces of the em-
pire to oppose him in Italy, 349. Com-
pels him to abandon the siege of Asti,
352. Defeats him at Pollentia, 353. His
triumph, 357. Resists the invasion of
Radagaisus, 368. Defeats him at Flo-
rence, 370. Provides better means of
defence in Britain, 376, note. Negotiates
with Alaric and urges the senate to allow
his claims, 384. Court-intrigues against
him, 385. His friends massacred at
Pavia, 386. He is seized and beheaded, 387
Stoic philosophy, adopted by Marcus Anto-
ninus, ii. 134, note. The most hostile to
Christianity, ib. First taught in Rome
by Panatius the friend of the younger
Scipio, v. 27, note.
Stotzas, revolts in Africa, iv. 498. His death,
499.
Strabo, his account of linen manufactures
in the East, iii. 405, note. His errors
respecting the Cimmerioi and Northeru
Germany, 410, note. His ignorance of
India, iv. 315, note. His account of
gold in Colchis, 478, note. His intimacy
with Elius Gallus, and account of the
Roman expedition against Arabia, v. 411,
note.
Strasburg, stormed by the Huns, iv. 15,
note. See Battles.
Strata, a Roman road between Auranitis
and Babylon, iv. 470, and note.
Strategius, an Arian employed by Constan-
tine to detect heresies; receives the name
of Musonianus, ii. 314, note. See Muso-
nian.
Stratopedarch, the great judge of the camp,
in the Eastern empire, vi. 202.
Stukely, Dr., his conjectures respecting
Carausius, i. 430, note.
Sturgeons of the Mæotis, vii. 110, and note.
Successianus, removed by Valerian from his
station, i. 329.
Suevi, a division of the great Gothic race,
i. 303, note. Their early history, 324,
325, note. Form a part of the host of
Radagaisus, iii. 365. After his death
invade Gaul, 372. Enter Spain, 467.
Are conquered by Wallia, 472. By the
Vandals, 531. By the Visigoths, iv. 54.
United to the Gothic monarchy of Spain
by Leovigild, and afterwards converted
to the Catholic church, 152, and note.
Their early settlement in Helvetia, and
foundation of Zürich, vii. 354, note.
Sufetula, taken by the Arabs, vi. 75.
Suger, minister of Louis VII., his Letters,
vi. 481, note.
Suicide, permitted by the Roman law, v. 92.
Stigmatized by Lord Byron, ib., note.
Sullecte, the first town in Africa that sub-
mits to Belisarius, iv. 371.
Sulpicianus, father-in-law of Pertinax,
aspires to the throne, i. 137.
Sulpicius, Servius, the friend of Cicero, his
legal knowledge and love of peace, v. 26,
and note; 54, note.
Sultan, the title invented for Mahmud the
Gaznevide, vi. 359. Meaning of the Ara-
bian additions to it, 493, note.
Sumium, a Persian
Apharban had been governor, i. 447, note.
Sumnat, taken by Mahmud the Gaznevide,
and its treasures plundered, vi. 361.
Sun, The, worshipped at Emesa, and Elaga-
balus the high priest, i. 184, and note.
By the Persians, 255. At Rome in a
temple, built and endowed by Aurelian,
382, and note. By Constantine, under
the name of Apollo, before his conversion,
841. By Julian, 505, note; 522. By the
Arabs, v. 455. By the Ghebers, vi. 106
Sunday, Constantine gives the name (dies
solis) to the Lord's Day, and enjoins the
religious observance of it, ii. 340, and
Superstition the offspring of fear. i. 367.
Congenial to the multitude, ii. 68. Ex-
tinguished the light of reason and of
history in the Christian world, iii. 300.
Its progress aided by the monks, iv. 117.
Its influence fluctuating and precarious,
vii. 347.
Superindiction. See Indictions.
Surenas, Persian general, iii. 19.
Surnames, under the Lower empire various
and uncertain, i. 389, note. Pompously
multiplied, iii. 407, note. Brought into
use in the East, to perpetuate the fame
of hereditary virtue, v. 333.
Sus, a river of western Africa, vi. 79.
Susa, in Italy, taken by Constantine, i. 495.
Susa, in Persia, taken by the Arabs, vi. 17.
Swatoslaus, great duke of Russia, his habits
and conquests, vi. 286. Advances to-
wards Constantinople, 287. Defeated by
Zimisces, 288.
Sweden, described by Olaus Rudbeck, i. 277.
Its people kindred with the Goths, 304.
Its fishing suspended through fear of the
Tartars, vii. 130, note.
Swiss confederacy, its character and policy,
i. 322. Its foundation, and precedence
given to Zürich, vii. 354, note.
Sword of the Romans, i. 15.
Sword of Aristotle, the oriental name for
Greek philosophy, i. 260.
Sword, short, of the Saxons, iii. 102, note;
iv. 218.
Sword of Mars, discovered by the Huns,
iii. 552.
Sword of God, surname of Caled, v. 506; vi. 9.
Syagrins, son of Timasius, uncertainty
respecting his fate, iii. 489.
Syagrins, son of Egidius, inherits and
governs Soissons, iv. 160. Defeated and
murdered by Clovis, 162.
Sybilla, daughter of Amaury, inherits the
crown of Jerusalem, and gives it to her
husband, Guy of Lusignan, vi. 496.
Sylla, raised the colleges of the Priests and
Augurs to fifteen in each, iii. 273, note.
His exercise of legislative power, v. 18,
note. His proscriptions, 83, note. In-
creased the number of Prætors and trans-
ferred the judicial authority to them, 90,
note.
Syllaus, procurator of Nabathæa, caused
by his treachery the failure of the Roman
expedition in Arabia, v. 446, note.
Syllanus, the consul, urges the senate to
acknowledge the Gordians, i. 226.
Sylvania, sister of Rufinus, famous in mo-
nastic history, iii. 323, note.
Sylvanus, driven by treachery to revolt
against Constantius; his fate, ii. 307.
Sylverius, pope, deposed and banished by
Belisarius, iv. 417. His death, 504, and
note.
Symmachus, Roman Senator, his praise of
Constantius, ii. 460. Pleads for the
toleration of pagan ceremonies, iii. 277.
Said to have been banished, 280, note.
Appointed consul by Theodosius II., and
holds other offices, 295, and note. Prefect
of Rome, urges Stilicho to provide a supply
of corn, during the revolt of Gildo, 327.
Symmachus, pope, is appointed by Theodoric
to fill the papal chair, in preference to
his competitor Laurence, iv. 273.
Symmachus, a senator, is employed by Theo-
doric to superintend the restoration of
the theatre of Pompey, iv. 268, note.
Gives his daughter in marriage to Boe-
thius, 278. Put to death by Theodoric,
283, and note.
Synesius, bishop of Ptolemais in Africa; a
native of Cyrene; his illustrious pedigree,
ii. 380, note. His philosophy, 381, note.
Excommunicated Andronicus, the tyrant
of his province, 382. His embassy from
Cyrene, to present a crown of gold to
Theodosius II., iii. 342, and note. His
address to the emperor, 343, and note.
Synods, provincial, instituted in the second
century, ii. 53, and note. Canon for
convoking these, as well as great and
extraordinary assemblies, 384, and note.
Syracuse, plundered by Franks, i. 404. Tra-
dition respecting the Roman fleet de-
stroyed there, iv. 328, and notes. Its
capture by the Saracens, and decline, vi.
157.
Syria, its previous history, and state as a
Roman province, i. 29. Dignity of its
capital, Antioch, 67. Number of its vil-
lages, ib. note. Conquered by Sapor, 339.
Recovered by Odenathus and ruled by
Zenobia, 373. Some of the most ancient
and illustrious churches planted there, ii.
70. Services of Belisarius in its defence,
iv. 364. Invaded by Nushirvan, 471.
Ravaged by his general Adarnan, v. 139.
Conquered by Chosroes II., 170. Re-
covered by Heraclius, 195. Invaded by
the Saracens, vi. 23. Description of the
province, 38. The conquest completed in
six campaigns, 51. Reconquered by
Nicephorus Phocas, and Zimisces, 178.
Occupied by Malek Shah, 380. The Sel-
jukian emirate, 384. The Atabeks, 487.
Octai repelled by the Mamalukes, vii. 128.
Invaded by Timour, 173. Abandoned
by him, 190.
Syriac language, its purest dialect, the
Aramæan, spoken at Edessa, i. 264, note.
The Syro-Chaldaic or Hebrew of Jerusa-
lem, ii. 69, note. Revered as the primitive
language; its three dialects, v. 254, note.
Syrian and Cilician Gates, the narrow pass
described, v. 180, note.
Syrians, (Oriental Christians), protected by
the Assise of Jerusalem, vi. 470, and note.
Syrianus, duke of Egypt, executes the order
for the expulsion of Athanasius, ii. 440.
Syropolus, Sylvester, attends John Palæo-
logus to the council of Ferrara and relates
the proceedings, vii. 229, and notes.
Tabari, Al, the Livy of the Arabians, his
History, vi. 7, note.
Tabenne, an island of the Nile; its horn a
signal for assembling the monks of the
Thebais, ii. 443. Occupied by Pachomius
and his brethren, iv. 110.
Tables, astronomical, of Babylon, i. 248,
note. Of Bagdad, Spain, and Samarcand,
vi. 148. Of Malek Shah, 382, and note.
Tabuc, a grove and fountain; Mahomet's
march against the Romans, v. 507.
Tacitus, the historiau, his character of the
Stoic philosophy, i. 103, note. His epi-
sodes relieve an uniform tale of woe, 247.
His survey of ancient Germany, and cha-
racter as a writer, 272. Of the manners
and conditions of the people, 278. Of
the Batavian war of Civilis, 295. Of the
discord of the Barbarians, 296. Preserva-
tion of his works, 390, note. His account
of the fire of Rome and Nero's treatment
of the Christians, ii. 103. His composi-
tions, 105. Was ignorant of Northern
Germany, iii. 365. His account of the
Warini and Angli, iv. 226, note.
Of the
laws of the Twelve Tables, v. 11, note.
Tacitus, his previous career, and election as
emperor of Rome, i. 389. His care to
preserve the works of his ancestor, the
historian, 390, note. Revives the autho-
rity of the senate, 392. Places himself at
the head of the army, 393. His death, 394.
Tactics, taught by regular professors in the
time of Xenophon, vi. 183, note. Written
on by the emperors Leo and Constantine
Porphyrogenitus, 184. Maritime, of the
Greeks, 215. Tactics of their land forces,
217. Of the Saracens, 219. Of the
Franks or Latins, 221.
Tadmor. See Palmyra.
Tugina. See Battles.
Taherites, an Arabian dynasty, the posterity
of Taher, vi. 171.
Taifale, a Gothic tribe, mercenaries of Con-
stantius, ii. 312. Join the Visigoths, iii.
179. Defeated by Frigerid and settled in
Italy, 183.
Taitsong, the first of the Tang dynasty,
ri. 19.
Taiz, a mercantile town, supposed to be the
Tafa of Ptolemy, i. 261, note.
Talent, its weight and value in different
countries, i. 204, and note.
Tamerlane. See Timour.
Tamsapor, a Persian satrap, negotiates with
the ministers of Constantius, ii. 314.
Tana. See Azoph.
Tancred de Hauteville, a Norman knight,
vi. 313.
Tancred, nephew of Robert Guiscard, joins
the first crusade, vi. 423. Reluctantly
does homage to Alexius, 434. Detached
into Cilicia, and quarrels with Baldwin,
444. His generosity and compassion, at
Jerusalem, 459. Assists in founding the
order of Knights Hospitallers, 464, note.
Tancred, grandson of Roger, elected king of
Sicily, vi. 355.
Tanjou, an appellation of the chiefs of the
Huns, iii. 152. Defeated by the Chinese
emperor Vouti, 156. Their power utterly
destroyed, 157.
Taprobana, or Ceylon, frequented by the
silk merchants of China, iv. 316, and note.
See Ceylon.
Taruchus, a Christian martyr, ii. 169, note.
Tarantula, symptom of its bite, vi. 322, note.
Tarantus, a celebrated gladiator, whose
name was sometimes given to Caracalla,
i. 163, note.
Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople, as-
sists Irene in restoring the worship of
images, v. 396.
Targetius, chief of the Avar embassy to
Justin II., v. 96.
Tarifa in Spain, said to be named after
Tarik, vi. 90.
Tarik, chief of the first Arab invaders of
Spain, vi. 90. Fortifies Gibraltar, 91.
Defeats Roderic, 93. Penetrates to
Gijon, and is called back by Muza, 95.
Degraded by him, and reinstated by the
caliph, 97, and note.
Tarkhan, prince of Fargana, shelters Yez-
degerd, vi. 18.
Tarquin, altered the number of the Vestal
virgins, iii. 273, note. His law against
suicide, v. 92, and note.
Tarragona, gave its name to a Roman pro-
vince in Spain, i. 24. Plundered by the
Franks, 323. Maximus set up there as
emperor, iii. 461. Long one of the most
illustrious Roman cities, 466. Molested
by the Suevi, iv. 54. Conquered by Tarik,
vi. 97.
Tarsus, opened its gates to Probus, i. 395.
Said to be the place where the emperor
Tacitus died, ib., note. Julian interred
there, iii. 57. Molested by the Isaurians,
iv. 341. Recovered from the Saracens
by the Greek emperors, vi. 177. Taken
by Tancred and Baldwin, 444. Restored
to Alexius, 473.
Tartars of the present day ignorant of the
conquests of their ancestors, iii. 149.
Their revolutions illustrated by the
annals of China, 151. See Geougen,
Huns, Mongols, Scythians, and Turks.
Tartary, the country north of the Euxine,
anciently called Scythia, imperfectly
known to the Greeks, iii. 149. Its real
geography, 150. Conquered by Toulun,
362. Eastern, by Timour, vii. 166. Wes-
tern, see Kipzak.
Tasillo, conquered by Charlemagne, and
his title abolished, v. 410.
Tasso, the use made by him of historical
facts, vi. 458, note.
Tatian, prefect of the East, sacrificed by
Rufinus, iii. 310.
Tauresium, the birth-place of Justinian, iv.
338. See Justiniana Prima.
Tauris, Tebris, or Gandzaca, capital of the
province of Atropatene, residence of
Tiridates, and sometimes called by him
Ecbatana, i. 449. Taken by Heraclius,
v. 183. Said to have been the depository
of the spoils of Croesus, ib. Conquered
by the Saracens, vi. 16.
Taurobolia, a fashionable superstition in
the time of the Antonines, i. 145, note.
Taurus, prefect of Italy, presides in the
council of Rimini, ii. 423. Consul, takes
flight on the approach of Julian, 482.
Banished by the tribunal of Chalcedon,
494.
Taurus, Mount, the retreat of the Isaurians,
i. 349. Place of Chrysostom's exile, iii.
507. Its villages resist the imposition
of tributes, iv. 342. Its defiles guarded
by Heraclius, v. 180.
Taxes. See Income, Property, and Revenue.
Tayef, surrenders to Mahomet, v. 504.
Tebeste, or Tibesch, the exarch Solomon
defeated and slain there, iv. 501.
Tecbir, the war-shout of the Arabs, vi. 38,
and note.
Tecrit, or Virtha, repels Sapor, ii. 320. The
birth-place of Saladin, ib., note. Taken
by Timour, ib.
Teias, commands the Gothic forces at
Verona, iv. 523. Is chosen king, 528.
Falls at the Lactarian Mount, 529.
Telemachus, a monk, killed in attempting
to prevent a combat of gladiators, iii. 358.
Telha, revolts against Ali, and falls in
battle, v. 523.
Tempe, exposed to Barbarian incursions, iv.
339; its vale described, ib., note. Viewed
with a careless eye by the Latin con-
querors, vii. 7.
Templars, Knight. See Jerusalem. Final
proscription of their order, vi. 522.
Temple. See Jerusalem and Solomon.
Temple, Sir William, his mistaken reliance
on De Luna's fabulous history, vi. 138,
note. His flattering portrait of Timour,
vii. 196, note. His seven chiefs, who
have deserved without wearing a royal
crown, 279, note.
Temples, pagan. See Paganism.
Temugin. See Zingis.
Tephrice, a fortress of the Paulicians, vi.
243. Deserted by them, 245.
Terbelis, king of the Bulgarians, assists
Justinian II. to recover his throne, v.
296.
Terminus, the god of boundaries, repre-
sented by a large stone, i. 8. Probable
origin of his worship, and the lapides
terminales, vi. 456, note.
Tertullian, his severe treatise against ido-
latry and the amusements of his ii.
age,
20, note. His vehemence not a true
characteristic of Christianity, 21, note.
His picture of the Last Judgment,
34. Cyprian's "Master," ib., note. Sug-
gests to soldiers the expedient of de-
serting, 47, and notes. His Apology ad-
dressed to the magistrates of Severus,
in the year 198, 76, note. Aspersed the
morals of the sect which he left, 98, note.
His account of the letter of Pontius
Pilate, and Edict of Tiberius, 133, note.
Of the Edict of M. Antoninus, ib. His
argument against Praxeas, 395, note.
Accuses Plato as the author of all here-
sies, 400, note. Would have abhorred
the corruptions of later times, iii. 305.
Tessera (dice, tables or trictrac), a favourite
game of the Romans, iii. 413, and note.
Testaments, verbal, of soldiers on service,
exempt from the forms of Roman law, iii.
42, note. Regulations of that law for
the disposition of property, v. 68. Codi-
cils and trusts, 70.
Tetricus, one of the Thirty Tyrants, i. 343.
Supported by Victoria, 370. Surrenders
to Aurelian, 371. Attends his triumph,
380. Reinstated by him in his rank and
fortune, 381.
Teutonic knights, colonize and convert
Prussia, i. 306. Origin of their order,
vi. 464, notes.
Thabor, Mount. See Palamas.
Thair, king of Yemen, ravages Persia
during Sapor's minority, i. 271.
Thamar, daughter of Andronicus Comne-
nus, saves two sons of Manuel, vii. 11,
note.
Thamud, an ancient tribe in Arabia, v. 487,
and note.
Thanet, Isle of, its ancient British name
Ruithin, the Passage Island, iii. 110, note.
The first settlement of the Saxons, iv.
213.
Thapsacks, a town with a bridge over
the Euphrates, ii. 316, i. 15, note.
An important point in Eastern war-
fare; Xerxes and Alexander crossed the
river there, v. 524, note. Ships con-
veyed there overland from Phoenicia by
Alexander, vi. 440, note.
Theatrical entertainments of the Romans.
See Games.
Thebaan Legion, its fabulous martyrdom,
iii. 147, note. Three of them, according
to the Notitia; none, according to Vol-
taire, 300, note.
Thebais, Deserts of. See Antony, Athana-
sius, and Monks.
Thebarma. See Ormia.
Thebes in Egypt, said to have had a king,
who was a friend of Pescennius Niger,
i. 143, note. Its extent, ii. 187, note.
Thebes in Boeotia, taken by the Goths, i.
333. Spared by Alaric, iii. 337. Sacked
by the Normans, and its weavers carried
to Sicily, vi. 193, 346. Taken by Boni-
face of Montferrat, vii. 7. Assigned to
Otho de la Roche, 80. Conquered by the
Catalans, 81.
Theft. See Furtum and Law.
Themes, Themata, name given to the pro-
vinces of the Byzantine empire, vi. 119,
note. Its derivation; first applied to the
stationary legions, 186, note. Theme of
Lombardy, 297.
Themistius, deputed by the senate of Con-
stantinople, addresses Jovian on the
rights of conscience, ii. 63, and note.
Holds the same language to Valens, 82;
note.
Theobald. See Thibaut.
Theodatus, cousin of Amalasontha, raised
by her to be her associate on the throne
of Italy, iv. 397. Imprisons and murders
her, 398, and note. Resigns Sicily, 401.
Abdicates and retracts, 402. Is assas-
sinated, 406.
Theodebert, king of Austrasia, assists Vi-
tiges, iv. 425. Destroys Milan, and at-
tacks both Goths and Romans, 426. His
death, 427.
Theodemir, father of Theodoric, iv. 244.
King of the Ostrogoths, his death, 245.
Theodemir, Tadmir, governor of Murcia,
escapes from the battle of Xeres, and
concludes a treaty with Abdelaziz, vi. 98,
and note.
Theodora, daughter-in-law of Maximian,
and second wife of Constantius Chlorus,
i 426, and note. Her children left to
the care of their brother-in-law Con-
stantine, 477.
Theodora, daughter of Acacius the bear-
keeper, iv. 293. Her beauty and early
career of vice, 294. Captivates Justinian,
295. Their nuptials and coronation, 296.
Her tyranny, 297. Cruelty, 298. Pru-
dence, 299. Death, 304. Courage, 308.
Her conspiracy against John of Cappa-
docia, 327. Her jealousy of Amalason-
tha, 395. Intrigues against her with
Gundelinda, 398, and note. Procures the
appointment of Vigilius as pope, 418.
Protects Antonina against the anger of
Belisarius, 436. Her opposition to Jus-
tinian's theology, v. 246. Her mission
to Nubia, 277. Establishment of the
Jacobite church in Abyssinia, 278.
Theodora, wife of Theophilus, administers
the empire after his death, v. 314 Re-
stores the worship of images, 393. Per-
secutes the Paulicians, vi. 342.
Theodora, daughter of Constantine IX., re-
fuses to marry, v. 331. Reigns jointly
with her sister Zoe, 332. Last of the
Basilian dynasty, her death, 333.
Theodora, daughter of John Cantacuzene,
marries Orchan, vii. 100, 145.
Theodora, sister of Marozia, her influence in
Rome, v. 420.
Theodora, widow of Baldwin III., flies from
Jerusalem with Andronicus Comnenus,
v. 350. Seized at Trebizond and sent to
Constantinople with her children, 351.
Probably the mother of Thamar, vii. 11,
note.
Theodore Angelus, despot of Epirus, detains
Peter of Courtenay a prisoner, vii. 22.
Subdues the kingdom of Thessalonica, 23.
Theodore. See Lascaris.
Theodore, bishop of Mopsuestia, his heresy,
v. 208, 247.
Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, the
first whom all the English church obeyed,
v. 253, note.
Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, his kind
treatment of the fugitives from Carthage,
iii. 544. His restoration to his bishopric
through the influence of Marcian, 582,
note; v. 247.
Theodoric I., king of the Visigoths, succeeds
Wallia, iv. 5. Defeats Litorius, 7. Joins
Etius to oppose Attila, 18. Falls in the
battle of Chalons, 22. Songs chanted
over his body as it was borne from the
field, i. 293, note.
Theodoric II., murders his brother Toris-
mund, and acquires the Visigothic scep-
tre, iv. 51.
His character and govern-
ment, 52. Supports Avitus and invades
Spain, 54. Defeats the Suevi, 55. Assas.
sinated by his brother Euric, 84.
Theodoric, son of Triarius, his death, iv.
249.
Theodoric, son of Theodemir the Ostrogoth,
iv. 243. His genealogy invented by Cas-
siodorus, ib., note. Succeeds his father
on the throne, and defends the Lower
Danube, 245. Marches into Italy against
Odoacer, 251. Defeats him, 252. Capi-
tulation and death of Odoacer, 253. Theo-
dorie king of Italy, 254 His foreign
policy, 258. His civil government, 264.
His ministers, 265, and note. His visit
to Rome, 267; his care to preserve sta-
tues and edifices, 268. Happiness and
prosperity of Italy 269. His toleration,
272. He decides the contest between
Symmachus and Laurence for the papal
chair, 273. Is provoked to persecute the
Catholics, 276. Condemns Boethius, 282;
and Symmachus, 283. His remorse and
death, 284.
Theodorus, Mallius, his consulship, iii. 486,
and note. See Mallius.
Theodorus, brother of Heraclius, commands
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