tenets, v. 209.

Spator, a Syrian philofopher, beheaded by
Conftantine the Great, on a charge of
binding the wind by magic, ii. 228. note.
Sophia, the widow of Juftin II. her confpi-
racy against the emperor Tiberius, iv.
366.

Sophin, St. foundation of the church of, at
Conftantinople, iv. 76. Its defcription,
77. Is converted into a mofch, vi. 469.
Sophian, the Arab, commands the first
fiege of Conftantinople, v. 318.
Sopronia, a Roman matron, kills herself
to escape the violence of Maxentius, i.

491. note.

Soul, uncertain opinions of the ancient
philofophers as to the immortality of, i.
472. This doctrine more generally re-
ceived among the barbarous nations,
and for what reafon, 474. Was not
taught by Mofes, 475. Four different
prevailing doctrines as to the origin of,
iv. 449. note.

Szpetra deftroyed by the Greek emperor
Theophilus, v. 358.

Spain, the province of, defcribed, i. 20.

Great revenues raifed from this province
by the Romans, 163. Is ravaged by the
Franks, 264.

Review of the hiftory of, iii. 220.
Is invaded by the barbarous nations,
225. The invaders conquered by Wallia
king of the Goths, 230. Succeffes of
the Vandals there, 286. Expedition of
Theodoric king of the Vifigoths into,
382. The Chriftian religion received
there, 467. Revolt and martyrdom of
Hermenegild, ib. Perfecution of the
Jews in, 471. Legislative affemblies of,
518.

Acquifitions of Justinian there, iv.

, State of, under the emperor Charle-
magne, v. 112. First introduction of
the Arabs into the country, 296. De-
feat and death of Roderic the Gothic
king of, 298. Conqueft of, by Mufa,

301. Its profperity under the Saracens,
306. The Chriftian faith there, fup-
planted by that of Mahomet, 312. The
throne of Cordova filled by Abdalrah-
man, 337.

Stadium, Olympic, the races of, compared
with thofe in the Roman circus, iv. 50.
Stauracius, emperor of Conftantinople, v.

22.

Stephen, a freedman of Domitilla, affaffi-

nates the emperor Domitian, i. 549.
Stephen, count of Chartres, his character
and engagement in the firft crufade, vi.
23. Deferts his standard, 48.
Stephen, St. the first Christian martyr, mi-
raculous discovery of his body, and the
miracles worked by it, iii. 83.

Stephen the favage, fent by the Greek em-
peror Juftinian II. to exterminate the
Cherfonites, v. 13:

Stephen III. pope, folicits the aid of Pepin
king of France, against the Lombards,
under the character of St. Peter, v. 91.
Crowns king Pepin, 94

Stilicho, the great general of the Weftern
empire under the emperor Honorius, his
character, iii. 97. Puts to death Rufi-
nus the tyrannical præfect of the East,
101. His expedition against Alaric in
Greece, 119. His diligent endeavours
to check his progress in Italy, 126. De-
feats Alaric at l'ollentia, 128. Drives
him out of Italy, 130.. 'His triumph at
Rome, 132. His preparations to oppose
the invafion of Radagaifus, 139. Re-
duces and puts him to death, 140. Sup-
ports the claims of Alaric in the Roman
fenate, 153. Is put to death at Raven-
na, 155. His memory perfecuted, 156.
Stoza heads the revolted troops of the em-
peror Juftinian in Africa, iv. 226.
Strafburgh, battle of, between Julian and
the Alemanni, ii. 138.

1

Succeffinus defends the Roman frontier
against the Goths, i. 270.
Suevi, the origin and renown of, i. 265.
Suicide applauded and pitied by the Ro-
nians, iv. 345.
Sulpicius, Servius, was the highest im-
prover of the Roman jurifprudence,

iv. 291.

Sultan, origin and import of this title of
Eastern fovereignty, v. 528.
Sumnat, defcription of the pagoda of, in
Guzarat, and its deftruction by Sultan
Mahmud, v. 529.

Sun, the worship of, introduced at Rome
by the emperor Elagabalus, i. 148. Was

the

the peculiar object of the devotion of
Conftantine the Great, before his con-
verfion, ii. 151. And of Julian, after
his apoftacy, 309.

Sufa, the city of, taken by Constantine the
Great, i. 428.

Swatoflaus, czar of Ruffia, his reign, v.
463.

Swils cantons, the confederacy of, how far
fimilar to that of the ancient Franks,
i. 263.

Sword of Mars, the facred weapon of the
Huns, hiftory of, iii. 306.
Synagrius, king of the Franks and Burgun-
dians, his character, iii. 478. Is con-
quered by Clovis, 479.

Sylla the dictator, his legiflative charac-
ter, iv. 338.

Syllanus the conful, his fpeech to the fenate,
recommending the election of the two
Gordians, to their approbation, i. 181.
Sylvania, fifter of the præfect Rufinus, her
uncommon fanctity, iii. 103. note.
Sylvanus, general in Gaul under Conftan-
tius, is ruined by treachery, ii. 219.
Sylverius, pope, is degraded and fent into
exile by Belifarius for an attempt to be-
tray the city of Rome to the Goths, iv:
155. His death, 232. note.
Symmachus, his account of the Pagan con-
formity of the emperor Conftantius,
during his vifit to Rome, ii. 256. Pleads
in hehalf of the ancient Pagan religion
of Rome, to the emperor Valentinian,
iii. 63.
Synefius, bishop of Ptolemais, excommu-
nicates the prefident Andronicus, ii. 186.
His extraordinary character, ibid. note.
His advice to the Eastern emperor Ar-
cadius, iii. 120.

Synods, provincial, in the primitive church-
es, inftitution of, i. 497. Nature of
thofe affemblies, ii. 189. Fee Councils.
Syria, its revolutions and extent, i. 25.
Is reduced by Chofroes II. king of Per-
fia, iv. 419. General defcription of,
v. 252. Is conquered by the Saracens,
255. Invafion of, by Tamerlane, vi. 320.
Syriac language, where fpoken in the
greatest purity, i. 212. note.

Syrianus, duke of Egypt, furprises the ci-
ty of Alexandria, and expels Athana-
fius the primate of Egypt, ii. 238.

T

Tabenne, the island of, in upper Thebais,
is fettled with monks, by Pachomius,
iii. 433.

Table of emerald, in the Gothic treasury
in Spain, account of, iii. 217.
Tacitus, emperor, his election and charac
ter, i. 328.

Tacitus the hiftorian, his character of the
principles of the portico, i. 85. note.
The intention of his epifodes, 200. His
character as an hiftorian, 219. His ac-
count of the ancient Germans, 224.
His hiftory how preferved and transmit-
ted down to us, 328. note.
His account

of the perfecution of the Christians as
the incendiaries of Rome, 541.
Tactics of Leo and Conftantine, character
of, v. 377. Military character of the
Greeks, 494.

Tagina, battle of, between the eunuch
Narfes, and Totila king of the Goths in
Italy, iv. 250.

Taberites, the Saracen dynasty of, v. 366.
Tamerlane, his birth, reign, and conquefts,
vi. 308. His letters to Bajazet, 318.
His conference with the doctors of the

law. at Aleppo, 321. Defeats and
takes Bajazet prifoner, 325. How kept
out of Europe, 331. His triumph at Sa
marcand, 333. Dies on a march to Chi-
na, 334. His character, ib.
Tancred the crufader, his character, vi. 24.
His bold behaviour at Conftantinople,
35.

Tarafius, fecretary to the emprefs Irene,
made patriarch of Conftantinople, v.
102. Prefides at, and frames the de-
crees of, the fecond council of Nice. ib.
Tarik, the Arab, his defcent on Spain, v.
297. Defeats and kills Roderic the
Gothic king of, 298. His disgrace,
302.305.

Tartars, fee Scythians.

Tartary, Eastern, conquest of, by Tamer-
lane, vi. 313.

Tatian, and his fon Proculus, destroyed by
the bafe arts of Rufinus, the confiden-
tial minifter of the emperor Theodofius,

iii. 91.

his work, v. 227. note.

Teias, the last king of the Goths, de-
feated

feated and killed by the eunuch Narses,
iv. 253.
Telemachus, an Afiatic monk, lofes his life
at Rome, in an attempt to prevent the
combat of the gladiators, iii. 133.
Temple of Jerufalem, burned, i. 546. Hif-
tory of the emperor Julian's attempt to
reftore it, ii. 320.
Temugin. See Zingis.

Tepbrice is occupied and fortified by the
Paulicians, v. 429.

Tertulian, his pious exultation in the ex-
pected damnation of the Pagan world,
i. 480. Suggests desertion to Chriftian
foldiers, 495. note His fufpicious ac-
count of two edicts of Tiberius and
Marcus Antoninus, in favour of the
Chriftians, 566.

Teftaments, the Roman laws for regulating,
iv. 326. Codicils, 328
Tetricus affumes the empire in Gaul, at
the inftigation of Victoria, i. 309. Be-
trays his legions into the hand of Aure-
lian, ib. Is led in triumph by Aurelian,
319.

Thabor, mount, dispute concerning the light
of, vi. 257.

Thanet, the island of, granted by Vorti-
gern, as a fettlement for his Saxon auxi-
liaries, iii. 522.

Theatrical entertainments of the Romans
defcribed, iii. 183.

Thebean legion, the martyrdom of, apo-
cryphal, i. 578. note.

Theft, the Roman laws relating to, iv.
332.338, 339-

Themes, or military governments of the
Greek empire, account of, v. 379.
Themiftius, the orator, his encomium on re-
ligious toleration, ii. 398.
Theodatus, his birth and elevation to the
throne of Italy, iv. 137. His difgrace-
ful treaties with the emperor Juftinian,
and revolt againft them, 139. His de-
pofition and death, 144.

Theodebert, king of the Franks in Austrasia,

joins the Goths in the fiege and destruc-
tion of Milan iv. 162. Invades Italy,
163. His death, 164.

Theodemir, a Gothic prince of Spain, copy
of his treaty of fubmiffion to the Sara-

ræum, 81. Her pious concern for the
converfion of Nubia, 517.

Wife of the Greek emperor
Theophilus, her hiftory, v. 27. Re-
ftored the worship of images, 103. Pro-
vokes the Paulicians to rebellion, 428.

-, Daughter of the Greek empe-
ror Conftantine IX. her hiftory, v. 44.
Widow of Baldwin III. king
of Jerufalem, her adventures as the
concubine of Andronicus Comnenus,
v. 60.
Theodore Angelus, defpot of Epirus, feizes
Peter of Courtenay, emperor of Con-
ftantinople, prifoner, vi. 180. Poffeffes
himfelf of Theffalonica, 181.
Theodoric acquires the Gothic fceptre by the
murder of his brother Torifmond, iii.
379. His character by Sidonius, b. His
expedition into Spain, 182.

The fon of Alaric, his profperous
reign over the Vifigoths in Gaul, iii.
338. Unhappy fates of his daughters,
340. Is prevailed on by Etius to join
his forces against Attila, 348. Is killed
at the battle of Chalons, 352.

the Oftrogoth, his birth and edu-
cation, iv. 1. Is forced by his troops
into a revolt against the emperor Zeno,
5. He undertakes the conqueft of Italy,
7. Reduces and kills Odoacer, 9. Is ac-
knowledged king of Italy, 11. Review
of his adminiftration, 12. His vifit to
Rome, and care of the public buildings,
20. His religion, 24. His remorse, and
death, 33-

Theodofiopels, the city of, in Armenia, built,

iii. 277.

Theodofius the Great, his diftinction between
a Roman prince and a Parthian mo-
narch, ii. 61. note. The province of
Mafia preferved by his vaiour, 458.
Is affociated by Gratian as emperor of
the Eaft, 513. His birth and character,
5'4. His prudent and fuccefsful cou-
duct of the Gothic war, 517. Defeats
an invafion of the Oftrogoths, 522.
--, His treaty with Maximus, iii. z.
His baptifm, and edict to establish or-
thodox faith, 9. Purges the city of
Conftantinople from Arianifm, 15. En-
forces the Nicene doctrine throughout
the East, 16. Convenes a council at
Conftantinople, 17. His edicts against
herefy, 20. Receives the fugitive fa-
mily of Valentinian, and marries his
fifter Galla, 32, 33. Defeats Maximus,
and vifits Rome, 34. His character, 36.

His

His lenity to the city of Antioch, 41.
His cruel treatment of Theffalonica, 43.
Restores Valentinian, 47. Confults John
of Lycopolis the hermit on the intended
war against Eugenius, 51. Defeats Eu-
genius, 52. His death, 55. Procured a
fenatorial renunciation of the Pagan re-
ligion, 65. Abolishes Pagan rites, 67.
Prohibits the Pagan religion, 75.

the Younger, his birth, iii. 265. Is
faid to be left by his father Arcadius to
the care of Jezdegerd king of Persia,
266. His education and character, 270.
His marriage with Eudocia, 272., His
war with Perfia, 275. His pious joy
on the death of John, the ufurper of
the Weft, 281. His treaty with the
Huns, 304. His armies defeated by
Attila, 311. Is reduced to accept a peace
dictated by Attila, 317. Is oppreffed by
the embaffies of Attila, 320. Embaffy
of Maximin to Attila. 322. Is privy
to a scheme for the affaffination of At-
tila, 329. Attila's embaffy to him on
that occafion, 330. His death, 331.

His perplexity at the religious feuds
between Cyril and Neftorius, iv. 469.
Banishes Neftorius, 471.

III. emperor of Conftantinople, v.

The father of the emperor, his fuc-
cefsful expedition to Britain, ii. 439.
Suppreffes the revolt of Firmus the
Moor, in Africa, 443. Is beheaded at
Carthage, 444.

--, Patriarch of Alexandria, his com-
petition with Gaian, how decided, iv.
513. His negociations at the court of
Byzantium, 515.

empe-

The deacon, grandson of the
ror Heraclius, murdered by his brother
Conftans II. v. 9.

The lover of Antonina, detected
by Belifarius, iv. 170. Turns monk to
efcape her, 171. His death, 173.
Theodorus, prefident of the council of Hier-
apolis under Conftantius, his ridiculous
flattery to that emperor, ii. 277.
Theophano, wife of the Greek emperor Ro-
manus II. poifons both him and his fa-
ther, v. 38. Her connexion with Nice-
phorus Phocas, ib. His murder, and her
exile, 40. ib.

Theophilus, emperor of Conftantinople, `v.
25. His Amorian war with the caliph
Motaffem, v.358.
Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, de-
roys the temple of Serapis, and the

Alexandrian library, iii. 71. Affifts the
perfecution of St. Chryfoftom, 261.
His invective against him, 264. note.

-, His pious embaffy from the
emperor Conftantius to the East Indies,
ii. 174-
Theophobus, the Perfian, his unfortunate
hiftory, v. 26.

Therapeute, or Effenians, fome account of,
i.515.

Thermopyle, the ftraits of, fortified by the
emperor Juftinian, iv. 83.
Theffalonica, fedition and maffacre there, iii.
42. Cruel treatment of the citizens, 43-
Penance of Theodofius for his feverity,
45.

Theudelinda, princefs of Bavaria, married
to Autharis king of the Lombards, iv.
376.

Thibaut, count of Champagne, engages in

the fourth crufade, vi. 126.

Thomas the Cappadocian, his revolt against
the Greek emperor Michael II. and cruel
punishment, v. 25.

of Damafcus, his exploits against
the Saracens when befieging that city,
v. 246.

---, St. account of the Chriftians of, in
India, iv. 503. Perfecution of, by the
Portugueze, 504.

Thrace is colonifed by the Baftarnæ, in the
reign of Probus, i. 341. The fugitive
Goths permitted to fettle there by the
emperor Valens, ii. 488. Is ravaged by
them, 490. The Goths fettled there by
Theodofius, 524

Thrafimund king of the Vandals, his cha-
racter, iii. 458.

Three Chapters, the famous difpute concern-
ing, iv. 489.

Thundering Legion, the ftory concerning, of
fufpicious veracity, i. 367.

Tiberius is adopted by Auguftus, i. 75.
Reduces the Pannonians, 114. Reduces
Cappadocia, 166. note. Sufpicious ftory
of his edict in favour of the Chriftians,
566.

Tiberius is invested by Juftin II. as his fuc-
ceffor in the empire of the Eaft, iv. 365.
His character and death, 367.
Timafius, mafter-general of the army, un-
der the emperor Theodofius, is dif-
graced and exiled under Arcadius, iii.
246.

Timothy the Cat, confpires the murder of

Proterius archbishop of Alexandria, and
fucceeds him, iv. 480.

Tipafa, miraculous gift of fpeech bestowed

Varangians of the north, origin and hif-
tory of, v. 456,

Varronian, the infant fon of the emperor
Jovian. his hiftory, ii. 400.
Valaces, John, his long and profperous
reign at Nice, vi. 181. 187. His cha-
racer, 205.

Veretius, his remarks on the degeneracy
of the Roman difcipline at the time of
Theodofius the Great, iii. 57.
Veit, the fiege of that city, the æra of the
Roman army first receiving regular
pay, i. 161.
Venice, foundation of that republic, iii.
358.
Its infant ftate under the ex-
archs of Ravenna, iv. 371. Its growth
and profperity at the time of the
fourth crufade, vi. 127. Alliance with
France, 130. Divides the Greek em-
pire with the French, 162.

Veratius, his mode of obeying the law

of the twelve tables refpecting perfonal
infults, iv. 333.

Verina, emprefs, the widow of Leo, de-
pofes Zeno, iv. 4. Her turbulent life,
ib.

Verona, fiege of, by Conftantine the Great,

429. Battle of, between Stilicho the
Roman general, and Alaric the Goth,
iii. 131.

Verres, why his punishment was inade-
quate to his offence, iv. 338.
Vefpafian, his prudence in fharing the
Imperial dignity with his fon Titus,

i. 75.
Veftals, Roman, their number, and pe-
culiar office, iii. 60.

Vetranie, the Roman general in Illyricum,
affumes the purple, and enters into an
alliance with the Gaulifh ufurper Mag-
nentius, ii. 94.

Is reduced to abdicate

his new dignity, 96.
Victoria, exercises the government over
the legions and province of Gaul, i.
309.

Victory, her ftatue and altar, in the fe-
nate houfe at Rome, defcribed, iii. 61.
The fenate petitions the Chriftian em-
perors to have it reftored, 62.
Vigilantius, the Prefbyter, is abufed by
Jerom for oppofing monkish fuperfti-
tion, iii. 81. note.

Vigilius, interpreter to the embaffy from
Theodofius the younger to Attila, is
privy to a fcheme for the affaffination
of Attila, iii. 329. Is detected by At-

tila, 330.
Vigilius, purchases the papal chair of Beli-

farius and his wife, iv. 155. Inftigates
the emperor Juftinian to resume the
conqueft of Italy, 246.

Vine, its progrefs, from the time of Ho-
mer, i. 54.

Virgil, his fourth eclogue interpreted into
a prophecy of the coming of the Mef-
fiah, ii. 168. Is the moft ancient writer
who mentions the manufacture of filk,
iv. 60.

Vitalian, the Gothic chief, is treacherously
murdered at Conftantinople, iv. 38.
Vitalianus, prætorian præfect under the
emperor Maximin, put to death by
order of the fenate, i. 182.
Vitellius, emperor, his character, i. 81.
Vitiges, general of the Barbarians under
Theodofius king of Italy, is by his
troops declared king of Italy, iv. 144.
He befieges Belifarius in Rome, 145.
Is forced to raise the fiege, 158. He
is befieged by Belifarius in Ravenna,
164. Is taken prifoner in Ravenna,
167.
Conforms to the Athanafian
faith, and is honourably fettled in
Afia, ib, His embaffy to Chofroes
king of Perfia, 201.

Vitruvius the architect, his remarks on the
buildings of Rome, iii. 185.

Vizir, derivation of that appellation, v.
178. note.

Ukraine, defcription of that country, i. 252.
Uldin, king of the Huns, reduces and
kills Gainas the Goths iii. 256. Is
driven back by the vigilance of the
Imperial minifters, 268.

Ulpbilas, the apoftle of the Goths, his
pious labours, iii. 450. Propagated
Arianifm, 455.

Ulpian, the lawyer, placed at the head of
the council of ftate, under the emperor
Alexander Severus, i. 154. Is murder-
ed by the Prætorian guards, 157.
Voconian law abolished the right of female
inheritance, iv. 325. How evaded,
328.

Voltaire prefers the labarum of Conftan
tine to the angel of Licinus, ii. 162. note.
His reflections on the expences of a fiege,
iii. 545. note.

Vortigern, king of South Britain, his in-
vitation of the Saxons for affiftance

against his enemies, ii 521.
Vouti, emperor of China, his exploits
against the Huns, ii. 479-

Upal, anciently famous for its Gothic
temple, i. 248.

Urban II. pope, patronifes Peter the

Hermit