CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME. CHAPTER XXX. REVOLT OF THE GOTHS. THEY PLUNDER GREECE. SIONS OF ITALY BY ALARIC AND RADAGAISUS. THEY ARE REPULSED BY STILICHO. THE GERMANS OVERRUN GAUL. USURPATION OF CONSTANTINE IN THE WEST.-DISGRACE AND DEATH OF STILICHO. 403. Honorius flies from Milan.. 403. Battle of Pollentia.... Boldness and Retreat of Alaric.... - besieges Florence.. Revolt of the British Army. Constantine is acknowledged in Britain and Gaul. 408. Debates of the Roman Senate..... Escapes to Epirus.... 398. Alaric is declared Master-General of the Eastern Illyricum. Is proclaimed King of the Visigoths. 400-403. He invades Italy... He is pursued and besieged by the Goths. 404. The Triumph of Honorius at Rome.. The Gladiators abolished.... Honorius fixes his Residence at Ravenna.. 400. The Revolutions of Scythia.......... 405. Emigration of the northern Germans. 406. Radagaisus invades Italy.... threatens Rome.. 406. Defeat and Destruction of his Army by Stilicho.. The Remainder of the Germans invade Gaul... 407. Desolation of Gaul....... 408. He reduces Spain...... 404-408. Negotiation of Alaric and Stilicho.. Intrigues of the Palace..... 408. Disgrace and Death of Stilicho.. His Memory persecuted.... The Poet Claudian among the Train of Stilicho's Dependents... 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ib. 25 27 29 ib. 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 CHAPTER XXXI. - INVASION OF ITALY BY ALARIC. - MANNERS OF THE ROMAN SENATE AND -- ARCADIUS EMPEROR OF THE EAST. ADMINISTRATION AND DISGRACE OF - 407. His Death....... 122 438. His Relics transported to Constantinople. 408. Death of Arcadius.. His supposed Testament. 408-415. Administration of Anthemius.. 414-453. Character and Administration of Pulcheria. Education and Character of Theodosius the Younger. 422. The Persian War.... 123 ib. 124 ib. 125 127 421-460. Character and Adventures of the Empress Eudocia. 128 131 431-440. Armenia divided between the Persians and the Romans.... 132 CHAPTER XXXIII. DEATH OF HONORIUS.-VALENTINIAN III. EMPEROR OF THE WEST.-ADMI- THE CHARACTER, CONQUESTS, AND COURT OF ATTILA, KING OF THE HUNS. -DEATH OF THEODOSIUS THE YOUNGER. 376-433. The Huns.. ELEVATION OF MARCIAN TO 182 Conspiracy of the Romans against the Life of Attila. He reprimands, and forgives the Emperor... ib. CHAPTER XXXV. INVASION OF GAUL BY ATTILA. HE IS REPULSED AY ATIUS AND THE His Connection with the Huns and Alani... 419–451. The Visigoths in Gaul under the Reign of Theodoric.. 451. Attila invades Gaul, and besieges Orleans.. Alliance of the Romans and Visigoths... CHAPTER XXXVI. SACK OF ROME BY GENSERIC, KING OF THE VANDALS.—HIS NAVAL DEPRE- SUCCESSION OF THE LAST EMPERORS OF THE WEST, MAXI- |