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Dacia overrun by barbarians, 179 Dahn, Felix, on Theodoric's title, 132; opinion of Clovis, 192; quoted, 370 Dante at Ravenna, 244 Danube, Visigoths on, 15; Theodoric near the, 90; lands of the, 110; crossed, 306 Daras, battle of, 299 Dardania, 86 Dauphiny laid waste, 203 Decius, clears Appian Way, 142 Delphi, temple at, 43 Dethier, Dr, quoted, 41 Dietrich of Bern, name given to Theodoric in the Sagas, 260, 371, _et seq._ Digest of Justinian, 297 Dijon besieged by Clovis, 193 Diocletian, 69, 249 Diptychs, 259 Dnieper, tribes on, 11 Dniester, Visigoths on banks of, 14 Dobrudscha, 72 Don, tribes on, 11 Duomo at Ravenna, 247 Dyrrhachium (Durazzo), 81, 309.

Ecclesius, Bishop of Ravenna, 282 Ecke (Saga), 387 _et seq._ Ecke-sax, sword (Saga), 391 Edessa, headquarters of Imperial army, 83 Egnatian Way, 82, 87 Elephant, description of, 171 Ellak, death of, 29 Elsung, Earl of Verona (Saga), 373 Emperor Charles, takes statue of Theodoric to Aix, 255; crowned at Constantinople, 283; three Italian cities left to, 362 Emperors, phantom, 66; after Valentinian, fate of, 95; tare visits to Rome, 230 Empire, fall of the Western, 103 Empires, East and West, 215 _et seq._ Ephesus, bishops of, 311 Epiphanius, Bishop of Pavia, 121 Epirus, 81, 86, 89 Eraric the Rugian, 344 Ereheva, mother of Theodoric, 33,118 Erka, Queen of the Huns (Saga), 400 _et seq._; death of, 412 Eunodius, Bishop of Pavia, 114, 120; panegyric on Theodoric, 117, 213 Euric, father of Alaric II, 184 Eusebius, Bishop of Fano, 282 Eutharic, descendant of Hermanric, marries Amalasuentha, dies, 257; Gothic vicegerent at Ravenna, 260 _et seq_; death of, 267.

Farro, evil counsellor to Ragnachar, 225 Fasold, 389 Faustus, story of, 132; and Castonus, 158; letter to, 169 Faventia, meeting of Odovacar and Tufa at, 119 Feletheus, King of the Rugians, 110 Festus, 134, 158, 211 Flaminian Gate, 353; Way, 337, 363 Florence, 245 Foederati, 98, 245 Folc-motes, 8, 57 Francia and Gothia, 198 Franks, approach of war, 197; number left dead, 203; ripuarian, 223; in Italy, 269; advances of, 304 _et seq._ Frederic, son of Feletheus, 110 Frederic the Rugian, joins Odovacar and Tufa, 120 Freeman quoted, 246, 254 Friedlander quoted, 238 Fulgentius' report of Theodoric's speech, 233.

Gaiseric the Vandal, 97 _et seq._; 131, 177, 354 _Galatia_, estates of Gelimer in, 304 Galla Placidia, mother of Valentinian, 94 Gallia Belgica desolated, 23 Gascony, 202 Gaul, attracts Attila, 22; changed by Clovis' conversion, 190 Gehmer, King of the Vandals, 298; joined by Tzazo, 301; besieged in Mauritania, 302, surrender of, 303 Geneva, 193 Genoa, Jews at, 261 Gepidae, 7, 28, 216; influence on Attila, 20; movement towards the Danube, 30, in Pannonia, 113 _et seq_, 213, 363, 367; defeat of, 115; at war with Theodoric, 211; under Belisarius, 318 Germania quoted, 51 _et seq_. Germanicus quoted, 57 Germans, habits of, 54; in Italy, 369; literature of, 295 Germanus, 339 Gesalic, claims of, 204 Glycerius, "shadow" Emperor, 100 Godegisel at Geneva, 193 Gold mines, 142 Golden Gate, 41 Gordon, No Popery riots, 209 Gothic, history, 166; sagas, 167; nobles, 241; protest against education of Athalaric, 307 Goths, pursuits of, 54, family affection of the, 89, contempt of Theodahad, 324; abandon Rome, 325; parley with. Belisarius, 326; attempt to storm Rome, 332, retreat of, 336; duped, 339; choose Ildibad king, 344 Gratiana sacked, 306 Greece, 294 Greek fire, 350 Green Faction, 267 Gregory, Bishop of Tours, quoted, 225 Grimm's _Deutsche Heldensage_, 425 Grimur (Saga), 377 Guchla, 172 Guido Cavalcanti, 245 Gundahar of Burgundy (Saga), 371 Gundobad, King of Burgundy, 121, 185; conflicts with his brother, 194; letter to, 198; losses of, 203.

Hadrian, tomb of, 288, 334 Hagen, F. H. von, quoted, 370 Heime, 378 Heraclea, Theodoric at, 80 Hercynian Forest, 22 Hermanfrid of Thuringia, 242 Hermanric the Ostrogoth, 11, 40, 242, 257 Heruli, 99, 198, 318, 363 Hesse, forests of, 223 Hilarianus, patrician, 59 Hildebrand, Duke (Saga), 376 Hildebrand's-lied, 420 Hildegrimur (Saga), 378 Hilderic, King of Vandals, 266, 298, 301 Hildeswide (Saga), 373 Hildur (Saga), 377 Hippodrome at Constantinople, 43 _Hippo-toxotai_, 319-367 Hiulca Palus, 115, 213 Honorius, 230, 327 Horace, quoted, 88 Horrea Margi (_Morava Hissar_), 217 Horses sent as presents, 242 Hormisdas, Pope, 211 Huns, arrival of, in Europe, 12; vainly resisted, 18; character of, 21 _et seq_.; power broken by Attila's death, 28; new inroad of, 454 A.D., 32; beaten by Ostrogoths, 49; deserters from Imperial service, 216, 306, 311, 318; approach Constantinople, 358.

Ibbas, Theodoric's general, 203 Ildibad chosen king, 344 Illus, insurgent general, 110 Illyricum laid waste, 37; Belisarius comes from, 299 Imperial offices, 151 Imperial power, change in, 64 Importunus, Senator, 282 Institutes of Justinian, 297 Irenaeus accompanies Faustus to Constantinople, 134 Isaac the Armenian, 351 Isaurians, 65, 71, 318, treachery of, 352 Isonzo river, 116 Istria, 212 Italian, cities restored, 143; land, appropriation of, 157; unity, 369 Italy, condition of, 93; kings in, 104; the conquest of, 109; governed under Roman law, 148; distribution of land, 156; Ostrogothic kings in, 207; subdues her captors, 293; recovery, 298; cities taken, 337; proposed division of, 338; oppressors of, 342, 369; overridden by soldiers, 344; invaders of, 368.

Jacobins compared to Ostrogoths, 12 James I., story of, 226 Jenghiz Khan, 25 Jews, 259 _et seq,;_ protected and indemnified by Theodoric, 261 Job and Boethius, 277 Jordanes (usually spelled Jornandes) (abridgment of "_Gothic History_" of Cassiodorus) quoted, 24, 29, 33, 37, 38, 51, 56, 112, 166 _Joyeuse entree_, 241 Julius Nepos, 100 Junghans quoted, 222 Justin, Emperor, 137; succeeds Anastasius, 258; desires reconciliation to Roman See, 259; warned against conversion of heretics, 282 Justinian, Emperor, origin, 69; work of, at Constantinople, 42; portraits of, 247; orthodoxy of, 249; salutes Pope, 283; career of, 296; views concerning conquest, 298 _et seq_; claims over Africa, 301; title of, 304, embassy to Ravenna, 306; denounces murder of Amalasuentha, 315; preparations for war, 317; com of, 340; refuses aid to Belisarius, 348; offers command to Narses, 363 Kinglake compared to Procopius, 330 Kopke, _Anfange des Konigthums_, 58 Kossoon, plain of, 59.

La Rotunda, 288 Lake Ochrida, 82 Languedoc, partially possessed by Clovis, 203 Larissa in Thessaly, 59 Lateran, papal election in, 231 Latin, Theodoric's knowledge of, 233 Laurentius, elected Pope, 231; law courts of, 47 League of peace, 199 Leo, Pope, greets Attila,27; Emperor (the Butcher), omits gifts to Goths, 36; story of, 64 _et seq_ Leo II., successor of above, 66; death of, 74 Leudaris, 325, 353 Liberius, servant of Odovacar, 156; Roman senator, 314 Liguria, 122, 140 Lilybaeum, 306, 311, 312 Loire, interview of Clovis and Alaric in, 197 Lombards, 363, 368 Lorraine desolated, 22 Louis XIV., 227 Loyalty, 70 Lucama, 321 Lucullanum, 102 Lucullus, palace of, 102 Lychnidus (fort), 87.

Macaulay quoted, 319 Macedonia, 60, 63, 91 Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople, 209 Malaga, 297 Malchus of Philadelphia quoted, 85 _et seq_. Mammo, Theodoric's general, 203 Marcellinus Comes quoted, 217 Marcian shares imperial rule with Pulchena, 22 Margus (Moravia), 217 Manus and Sulla, days of, 231 Majorian, Emperor, 96 Marriage among Teutonic nations, 34 Martial quoted, 141 Matasuentha, sister of Athalaric, 326; marries Germanus, 339 Mauritania, Pharas in, 302 Maximian, Bishop, 128 Merovingian dynasty, 223 Messina, Straits of, 321 Middle Ages, 295 Milan, 119, 215, 237, 261, 276, 337 Miletus, adventures of, 39 Milton quoted, 249 Mimung, sword (Saga), 381 _et seq_ Mincio, meeting on banks of, 28 Minerva, image of, 44 Moesia, 14, 306, 312, 350 Monastir in Macedonia, 59 Monophysite controversy, 208 Mons Lactarius, battle of, 368 Montone, 245 Montrose, loyalty of, 70 Moors, 202, 318 Morava Hissar, 217 Morava, valley of the, 59, 217 More, Sir Thomas, translation of Boethius, 276 Morganatic marriages, 34 Mount Scardus, 82 Mundo the Hun, 216 Mundus, Imperial general, 318.

Nagelring, sword, (Saga), 377 Naissus (Nisch), 59 Naples, distress in, 143; Belisarius checked at, 321; water-supply cut off, 322; fall of, 323 Napoleon, 227 Narbonne, Amalric defeated, 305 Narses, 360, 363 Narvaez, Marshal, story of, 227 Nato (fortress), 217 Nedao, battle of, 29 Nepos, letter to Zeno, 107; excluded from Empire, 108; death of, 109 Neudes, Theodoric to, 172 Neusiedler See, 30 New Carthage, 297; Rome, 230 Nibelungen-lied, characters of, 413 _et seq_. Nicene creed, 178 Nika, insurrection of the, 42 Nola, ruined by Vesuvius, 143 Noricum, passes of, 99; barren plains of, 113 Normans, in Italy, 369 Novae (Sistova) 110.

Ocer, petition of, 173 Octavian, change in, 127 Odin, worship of, 8 Odouin, conspiracy of, 241 Odovacar, 99; accession of, 104; rule of, 106 _et seq_.; and the Eastern Emperor, lead expedition into Dalmatia, 109; negotiation with Illus, 110; meets Theodoric, 117; flees to Ravenna, 118; soldiers transfer allegiance to Theodoric, 119; murders Theodoric's men, 120; assassination of, 125; sortie from Ravenna, 244; armour of, 290 Olybius of Byzantium, 78 _Onagri_, 332 Oppas, 172 Optaris slays Theodahad, 325 Oratory of St. Maria, 252 Orestes, master of the soldiery, 100 Orleans resists the Huns, 23 Orosius, passage quoted, 4, 138 Orpheus, task of, 196 Ostrogoths, 7; power of, 10 _et seq_.; yield to Huns, 13; three kings of, 19, influence of, on Attila, 20; settle in Pannonia, division of Empne under three kings, 30, war with Eastern Empire, 35; tributes to, 36; southward migration of, 49; final encounter with the Huns, 49; change in, 56; division of tasks between the kings, 58; in 472 AD, 60; friendly with Visigoths, 184; approach of war, 197; on the Danube, 216; confronted by Roman Empire, 306; gentler than the Vandals, 337; dominion in Italy ended, 341 Otranto, 362.

Padua, 117 Palermo, resistance at, 320 Pannonia (Austria), new home of the Ostrogoths, 30, 35, 60, 112, 213 Pantalian, 87 Papal election disputed, 231; embassy to Constantinople, 284 Paris, siege of, 16 Passing of Arthur (Saga), 424 Paulus, brother of Orestes, 101 Pavia, Frederic the Rugian at, 120; restoration at, 139; Boethius in prison at, 276; last stronghold of the Goths, 344 Pelagius, 336 Pelagius, Pope, 353 Pella, 59 Pelso, Lake, 61 Penngskiold, John, Latin translation of the Wilkma Saga, 370, 372 Persia, war with Empire, 208 Persian army, size of, 299 Peter, the Fuller, 177; the Rhetorician, 312 _et seq_. Pharas besieges Gehmer, 302 Philippi, Bishop of, 311 Pisidia, haunt of the Isaurians, 65 Pitzias, general of Theodoric, 214 Placentia, 102 Plantagenet, Edward, 70 Platten See, 232 Pompey, army of, 317 Ponte Molle, 328 Pope and Emperor, change in relations of, 229; reconciled, 259 Pope at Constantinople, 283 Pope Gregory, account of Theodoric's remains, 289 Pope John, and Theodoric, 282; dies in prison, 284,289 Pope Silvenus, 326 Porta Flaminia, 337; Portus, capture of, 351; Praenestine Gate, 333 Praetorian Prefect, 150 Procopius, _De Bello Gothico_, 111, 130, 201, 286, 301, 319, 330, 349, 360; authority of, quoted, 286 Provence lost to the Visigoths, 106 Pruth, Visigoths lose position on the, 14 Pulcheria, sister to Theodosius, 22 Pydna, 59 Pyrrhus and Senate, 155 Pythias defends Ocer, 173.

Ragnachar of Cambray, 225 Ravenna, changes in, 67; residence of Emperor, 93; as a refuge, 118; siege of, 119; surrender of, 123; John, Archbishop of, 124; restoration of, 129, 139; water supply at, 140; and Carthage, 204; Emperor at, 215; and Byzantium, 218, Theodoric returns to, 242; description of, 243 _et seq_.; compared to Florence, 245; guide-books for, 154; games at, 257. Peter III, Bishop of, 260 _et seq_.; portents in, 262; tomb of Theodoric at, 287, Agnellus, Bishop of, 289; armour discovered at, 290, resents murder of Amalafrida, 298; audience at, 311 _et seq.;_ last stronghold of Witigis, 337; entered by Belisarius, 338; again Imperial, 339, 362 Recitach, son of Theodoric the Squinter, 90 Redcliffe, Lord Stratford de, efforts to preserve Constantinople, 40 Referendarius, post of, 268 Religion and nationality, 176 Renaissance, 276 Ricimer ruled Rome (456-472 a. d), 96, 98; died, 100 Richiar, brother of Ragnachar, 226 Rimini taken by Theodoric, 122 Roderic the Visigoth, 202 Roger, Earl, 372 Romaborg, 375 Roman Emperors, shadow, 96; embassies to Zeno, 106; compared to Indian Mogul, 136; abandon Italy, 207 Roman Empire, in fifth century, 2; admits Visigoths, 14; Ostrogoths allies of, 34; weakness of, 76; renewed vigour of, 296; not mentioned in Saga literature, 427 Roman Forum, 143, 232 Romania, futile expedition into, 59; union to Barbaricum, 137 Roman law, 47, 149, 297 Roman merchants liberated, 301 Roman officials, 148 Roman races, 237 Roman Republic, 298 Roman Senate, send to meet Attila, 27;-house, 232, chided by Theodoric, 240, wavering loyalty of, 262 Rome, three sieges of, 16; fear of Attila at, 27; Emperors at, 67, 93; improvements in, 144; and Constantinople, schism between Sees of, 211; and Ravenna, 229; neglected by her rulers, 230, contested papal election in, 231; games at, 257, Jews at, 261; entered by Belisarius, 326; walls of, 327; siege of, 330; aqueducts cut off from, 331; second Gothic siege of, 349; famine in, 352; yields to Totila, 353; change in, 356; after the siege, 356; retaken, 357; third siege of, 360; discontent and treachery of soldiers at, 361; Theodoric crowned in (Saga), 421 Romulus Augustulus, treatment by Odovacar, 102 Ronco, 245 Rosomones, Icing of the, 13 Rugii, 99, 121, 216 Russia in Europe, 11 Rutupiae, oysters of, 336.

Sabinian, son of Sabinianus, 216; defeated by the Huns, 217 Sabinianus, Zeno's general, 83 Saga, Theodoric of, 371 _et seq_. St. Angelo, castle of, 288 St. Martin of Tours, territory of, 199 Salian Franks, 186 Salian kings, end of, 225 Salona, Dalmatian capital, 109, 318 Salzburg, 99 Samson, Theodoric's grandfather (Saga), 372 _et seq_. Sardica (Sofia), 81 Sardinia, rebellion in, 299 Sarmatians, 49 Sarus, brother of Swanhilda, 13 Save crossed by Theudemir, 58 Scampae taken by Theodoric, 83 Scheggia, 364 Schism, end of first, 259 Scottish Camerons compared to Isaurians, 65 Scyri, 49, 50, 99 Scythians, 167 Segeric, the Burgundian, murder of, 266 Senate (see Roman), position of, 153; wavering loyalty of, 262 Senator Importunus, 282 Seraglio, at Constantinople, 42; Point, 209 Servia (Upper Moesia), 50, 91, 216 Sessorian palace, 241 Severinus the hermit, 99 Sibich (Saga), scheme of, 396, 405 Sicily, recovered from the Vandals, 106; visited by Fulgentius, 234; Belisarius lands in, 300; Goths attacked in, 320, won, 321; corn from, 327; Goths willing to cede, 335; still Imperial, 362 Sigebert, murder of, 223 Sigismund, of Epirus, 81; of Burgundy, 185, 266, 304 Singidunum (modern Belgrade), 51, 113 Sirmium retaken by Theodoric, 214 _Sittengeschichte Roms_, 238 Soissons, King of, 187 Solidus, golden, 92, 340 Spam, lost to Empire, 96; nations in, 183; Ostrogoths in, 205; recovery of part of, 298; Frankish kings in, 305 Spaniards in Italy, 369 Squillace, 340 Stables of Diomed, 90 Stamboul, view of, 40 States, position of European, 182 Stobi taken by Theodoric, 80 Styria, 99 Suabians, 49 Suevi, 96, 183, 205 Swanhilda, 13 Switzerland, (ancient Burgundy), 185 Syagrius, 187, 225 Symmachus, patrician, 144; elected Pope, 231 _et seq_.; career of, 263 _et seq_., Rusticia, daughter of, 264, story of, 286, 289 Synagogues rebuilt by order of Theodoric, 261 Syracuse, Belisarius in, 321.

Tacitus quoted, 51, 57
Tamerlane, 25
Tarasicodissa, chief of the Isaurians, changes name to Zeno, 65
Tarentum, 218
Teias succeeds Totila, 368
Terracina, inscription at, 142
Teutons, descendants of the, 8; marriage rules among, 34; simple
politics of, 70; settlements, 96, 99; titles of rules of, 131
Thelane, son of Odovacar, 123
Theodahad, nephew of Theodoric, 310 _et seq_.; offered joint rule with
Amalasuentha, 313; treachery of, 314; Naples faithful to, 322;
unpopularity and deposition of, 323; death of, 325
Theodora, wife of Justinian, 248, 296; dislike to Belisarius, 347
Theodoric, position in history, 1; reason of his failure, 5; King of
Visigoths, 24; birth-place of, 31; birth of, 33, 34; given to
Emperor as hostage, 37; influence on, at Constantinople, 46; sent
back to his father, 49; first deed of arms, 50; goes into Romania,
accompanies his father on expedition, 59; accession of 63;
espouses cause of Zeno, adopted by Zeno, 72, encounter with
Theodoric the Squinter, 76, confederation with, 77; outlaw from
Roman state, 80; treats with Sigismund, repulsed, 82; interview
with Adamantius, 84; mother in danger, his rear-guard defeated,
87; defeats Bulgarians, 89, action only destructive, 91, interview
with Zeno, 111; journey to Italy (488 ad), 112 _et seq.;_
panegyric on, 114; defeats Gepid?, 115; family of, in Pavia, 121;
slays Odovacar, 125; organises his kingdom, 126; persecution of
the Catholics, 128; extraordinary justice of, 130; claims to
Empire, 131; titles of, sends embassy to Constantinople, 132;
proclaimed King by Goths, 133; King of the Goths and Romans in
Italy, 135; an Anan, 136; constructions in Italy, 139; zeal in
restoring cities, 143; unable to write, story of, 145; judgment
of, sayings of, 146; appearance of, 147; Romans in service of,
156; letter of, to nobles, 172; kindred of, 174; relations with
foreign states, 182; Theudegotho, daughter of, 185; marries
Augfleda, sister to Clovis, 188; court of, 196; diplomacy of,
tries to prevent war, 198; age of, in A.D. 506, 199; appears in
Gaul, A.D. 508, 202; urges claims of Gesalic, 204; and Clovis,
division of Gaul, 203; vast kingdom of, 205; policy not a failure,
206, relations with Anastasius, 208; struggle with Gepidae, 211;
letter to Anastasius, 218 _et seq_; first visit to Rome, 229 _et
seq_; speech at _Golden Palm_, 233; gifts to Roman poor, 235;
conspiracy discovered, 241; six months in Rome, returns to
Ravenna, adopts son, 242, palace and tomb, statue at Ravenna, 253,
255, continued prosperity, 256; adopts Eutharic, children of, 257;
at Verona, 260; befriends the Jews, 261, family circumstances of,
266; mode of hearing cases, 268, leaves Verona, 281; orders Pope
John to treat with Emperor at Constantinople, 282; imprisons
Pope and Senators, 284; orders all Catholic churches delivered
to Arians, death of, 285; probable insanity of, 286; tomb of, 288;
compared to Cromwell, 291; descendants succeeded without a
contest, 293; nephew of, 310, death of daughter, 315; of Saga, 370
_et seq_.; Saga description of, 375, battle with Witig, 384 _et
seq_.; steed Falke, 387; Herbart, nephew of, 393; Gudelinda, wife
of, 396; visit to Attila, 399; son of Waldemar, 400 _et seq_;
wounds of, 401; approaches Rome, 404; encounter with Hermanric,
405, returns to Attila, 411, escape from the Huns, return to
Verona, 417; regains his kingdom, 421; elements of truth in the
Saga, 425
Theodoric, Strabo, 36; the Squinter, 73; death of, 90
Theodosius II., 21
Thessalonica, siege of, 59; threatened by Theodoric, 80
Thessaly, raid into, 91
Theudegotha, daughter of Theodoric, 185
Theudemir, father of Theodoric, pedigree, 9, 31; shares sovereignty
with brothers, 19; wife of, 33; expedition against
Constantinople, 58; foederatus of Empire, 59; death of, 63; wrath
at Theodoric Strabo, 73
Theudimund, brother of Theodoric, 82
Theudis, guardian of Amalric, 206; becomes King of the Franks, 305
Thidrek's Saga, 371
Thorismund, 18
Thrace, 14, 91
Thrasamund, 266
Thunnor, worship of, 8
Thuringia, letter to King of, 198; conquest of, 243
Tiber, corn ground in the, 331
Ticinum (Pavia), 102, 120, 121, 129, 344
Timothy the Weasel, 177
Totila, 341; race of, 344: efforts to gain Rome, 349; at St. Peter's,
353; wooes Frankish Princess, 360; celebrates equestrian games,
362; meets Narses, 364; death of, 368
Toulouse, kingdom of, 185, 202 _et seq_.
Trajan, 129
Trasanc, 213 _et seq_.
Traustila, King of the Gepidae, 213
Triarian Goths jom Theodoric, 90
Triarius, Theodoric, son of, 73
Tricamaron, battle of, 306
Tricennalia, 236
Trigguilla, 261, 265
Tufa, career of, 119
Tulum, Theodoric's general, 202
Turanians, repulse of, 20, 25
Turcilingi, 99
Tuscany offered for sale, 311
Tzazo, 299, 301, 302.

Udine, 117 Uhlans of the Goths, 79 Ukraine, rich lands of, 8 Ulfilas, Gothic bishop, 179 Ursula, story of, 23.

Valens, Emperor of the East, 14 Valentinian, Theodoric saluted as, 129 Valentinian III., 93 _et seq_.; death of, 95 Valide, Sultana, 40 Vandals, 10, and Alans, 131, kings of, 183; first Teutonic state to fall, 298; dominion destroyed, 303, states, 365 Vardar, valley of the, 59 _Vartae_ of Cassiodorus (see Cassiodorus), 167 _et seq_. Venetia, plains of, 117, 212 Venice, 27, 117 Verina, widow of Leo, conspiracy of, 71, Odovacar's position near, 117 Verona, improvements at, 129, 139; Theodoric at, 379 Vesuvius, eruption of, 143 Vicenza, 117 Vienne, 201 Visigoths, 7, 10, 13; received into Roman territory, 14; Arians, 183; not aided by Ostrogoths, 200; disappear from history, 202; Spanish possession of, 204 Vitalius, Imperial general, 344 Volga, tribes on, 11 Vouille (see Campus Vogladensis), 202.

Walamir, son of Attila, 19, 30 _et seq_.; wrath at Theodoric Strabo, 73 Wallachia, 14, 91 Warni, letter to King of, 198 Wayland Smith, 380 West Saxons, 10 Western Empire (see Rome), 93 Widemir, son of Attila, 31, 58 Wieland, (Saga), 380 _et seq_. Wilkina Saga, 371, 424, 426; story of Theodoric, 372. Witig, (Saga), 379, 405, 409 Witigis, succeeds Theodahad, 325; returns from Ravenna, 328; ignorance of warfare, 335; carried captive to Constantinople, 339.

Xeres de la Frontera, 202.

Zeno, ridiculous practices of, 47; crowns Leo II., grandson to the
Butcher, 66; associated with Leo II, succeeds his son Leo II., 66,
flight and return of, 71; and two Theodorics, 75; offers bribes to
Theodoric, 78; leads troops in person, 79; offers of, to Theodoric,
81; scheme of setting Theodoric against Odovacar, ill, death of,
successor of, 133.

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