with Boniface, ib . ; supreme in the West,
411; policy in Gaul and Africa, ib. ;
412 sqq. ; third time consul, 415; sup-
ports Frankish prince, ib. ; fails to crush
Attila, 416 sq. ; assassinated, 418; his
greatness discussed, 418 sq. ; 420 sqq.
Afitius, city praefect, attacked, 463
Afitius, heretic teacher, condemnation of,
137
Africa, under Maxentius, 3 ; Christians in, 11 ; 13, 18, 30 sq., 50; awarded to Con- stans, 50 ; 58 sq. ; 61 ; 88 ; slow decay of paganism in, 115, 121; 162; church councils for, 164 sq. ; 172 ; first councils of bishops in, 178 ; 182 ; Franks in, 202 ; 218 ; misgovernment in, 227 sq. ; acknow- ledges Maximus, 239; revolt of Gildo in, 262 sqq., 458 ; Heraclian in, 272 sqq. ; importance of corn supply of, 275 ; Van- dals settled in, 276 ; 277 ; Wallia attempts to seise corn of, 278 ; 287 ; the Vandals in, 305 sq., 409, 412, 465; divided be- tween Romans and Vandals, 307, 413; Vandals seize all Roman provinces, 309 ; Marcellinus fails to relieve, 310 ; Vandals confirmed in possession of, 311; per- secution of the Catholics in, 312 ; revolt of Moors in, 312 sq. ; 315; constitution of the Vandal kingdom in, 316 sqq., 399 ; Arian predominance in, 306, 312, 321; 322 ; 358, 393 ; revolt of Heraclian in, 402 ; 404 ; Boniface in, 406 sqq. ; policy of Aetius towards, 411, 419 ; Roman cap- tives carried to, 421 ; 423, 428, 430 sq., 452, 518; monachism in, 532; Punic language used in, 545 ; oil trade of, 548 ; and the corn supply, 552; 586; early churches in, 609 ; 612 Africanus, governor of Pannonia Secunda, 64
Agapitus, holdB appointments under Theo- doric, 442 sq.
Agde, council held at, 286 Agilo, Roman general, envoy to Aquileia, 77 ; supports ProcopiuB, 220 ; deserts to Valens, 221
Agricola, Cn. Julius, in Britain, 368, 372 Agri Decumates, barbarians overrun the, 201
Agri gen turn, Romans victorious at, 309 Agrippinus, comes , commands in Narbonne, 282
Ahenobarbus, L. Domitius, Roman general, 197
Aists (Aestii), 184
Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), a principal city of the Ripuarian Franks, 300 Akatziri, the, submit to Attila, 360 sq. Akeman Street, course of, 376 Akhmlm. See Panopolis Alai Mts, 340
Alani (Alans), settled near River Don, 203 ; protect the Urugundi, 206 ; overpowered by Huns, 215, 231 ; plunder Roman pro- vinces, 216; 233; favoured by Gratian,
238 ; raid territory of Alemanni, 241 ; enlist under Theodosius, 242 ; 250; at battle of Hadrianople, 251 ; 253 ; in Pan- nonia, 254 ; migrate to Noricum, 264 ; at battle of Pollentia, 265; invade Gaul, 266 sq., 393 sq., 400; in Spain, 274 sq., 304, 316, 400; defeated by Goths, 278, 281, 304, 404; remnant joins the Aadin- gian Vandals, 304, 404; subordinate to Vandals in Africa, 316; paganism of, 320 ; in Italy and Gaul, 358 ; tributary to Attila, 361 ; desert from army of Ataulf, 403 ; 412 ; settled in Gaul, 413, 416; 471
Alaric, King of the Visigoths, 113; makes Attalus emperor, 115, 272 ; storms Rome, 170; first appearance of, 257; dis- appointed of promotion, 259; marches on Constantinople, 260, 456; campaign in Greece, 261, 457 Bq. ; treats with Western and Eastern Empires, 262, 458 ; invades the Western Empire, 264 ; at the battle of Pollentia, 265, 461 ; Illyrian project of, 267 ; subsidised by Rome, 268 ; besieges Rome, 270; demands excessive concessions, 271 ; sacks Rome, 273 ; death, 274, 365, 392, 399 ; result of rule of, 276 ; 283, 289, 305; and Stdicho, 394 ; 400, 402, 404 ; Gaudentius a hostage with, 407 ; 417 ; 459, 461 sq., 552 Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, decline of Gothic power under, 284 ; character and rule of, 285; defeated and slain, 286; 289 sq. ; Catholic Church under, 291; marries Theodoric'B daughter, 451 ; killed, 452
Alathar, magieter militum, 485; captured, 486
Alatheus, leader of the Greutungi, 232 ; de- vastates Pannonia, 237 ; invades Roman territory, 250 ; at battle of Hadrianople, 251 ; rules for infant son of Withimir, 253
Alavio, chief of the Visigoths, 214 sq. ; killed, 233; obtains leave to settle in Roman territory, 250 Alba, 44
Albania, Roumanians in, 356 Albanians, 357 ; speech of, 546 Albini, Christian members of family of, 572 Albinus, heathen pontiff, 116; 571 Albinus, patrician, 448; accused of in- trigue, 453
Alboin, King of the Lombards, 358, 431 Alchester near Bicester, on Akeman Street, 376
Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum), Romano- British town, 373
Alemanni, confederacy of Teutonic tribes, 3 ; defeated by Magnentius, 65 ; defeated at Strassburg, 68 ; subdued, 69 sq. ; 73 sq. confederacy of the, 195, 200 and note; reach Italian frontier, 201 ; 202 ; raids of, 207; repulsed, 208; campaigns of Constantius against, 209; defeated at
