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253-268	General Misfortunes Of the Reigns of Valerian and Gallienus	253
	Inroads of the Barbarians	254
	Origin and Confederacy of the Franks	254
	They invade Gaul	255
	Ravage Spain	256
	Pass over into Africa	256
	Origin and Renown of the Suevi	257
	A mixed body of Suevi assume the name of Alemanni	257
	Invade Gaul and Italy	258
	Are repulsed from Rome by the Senate and People	258
	The Senators excluded by Gallienus from the Military Service	258
	Gallienus contracts an Alliance with the Alemanni	259
	Inroads of the Goths	259
	Conquest of the Bosphorus by the Goths	260
	The Goths acquire a Naval Force	261
	First Naval Expedition of the Goths	262
	The Goths besiege and take Trebizond	262
	The Second Expedition of the Goths	263
	They plunder the Cities of Bithynia	263
	Retreat of the Goths	265
	Third Naval Expedition of the Goths	265
	They pass the Bosphorus and the Hellespont	265
	Ravage Greece, and threaten Italy	266
	Their Divisions and Retreat	266
	Ruin of the Temple of Ephesus	267
	Conduct of the Goths at Athens	268
	Conquest of Armenia by the Persians	268
	Valerian marches into the East	269
260	Is defeated and taken prisoner by Sapor, King of Persia	269
	Sapor overruns Syria, Cilicia, and Cappadocia	270
	Boldness and Success of Odenathus against Sapor	272
	Treatment of Valerian	272
	Character and Administration of Gallienus	273
	The Thirty Tyrants	274
	Their real Number not more than nineteen	275
	Character and Merit of the Tyrants	275
	Their obscure Birth	276
	The Causes of their Rebellion	276
	Their violent Deaths	277
	Fatal Consequences of these Usurpations	277
	Disorders of Sicily	279
	Tumults of Alexandria	279
	Rebellion of the Isaurians	280
	Famine and Pestilence	281
	Diminution of the Human Species	281

CHAPTER XI

Reign of Claudius—Defeat of the Goths—Victories, Triumph and Death of Aurelian

A.D.		PAGE
268	Aureolus invades Italy, is defeated, and besieged at Milan	283
	Death of Gallienus	284