Eastern No. Y. C. Emperors. 8 9 394 395 397 398 400 401 402 404 405 406 407 408 409 Arcadius Sulpitius Severus embraces Christianity. Aged 18, p reigns in the East 13 years, 3 months, Austin ordained Bishop of Hippo, in Africa. January 26, c or February 26 sc p Chrysostom or- The Goths under Alaricus break into Dalmatia and Sulpitius Severus writes his History, from the crea- V. CENTURY. April 10, Theodosius II. born to Arcadius sc c p and Alaricus breaks into Noricum and Italy. June 20 Chrysostom banished by Arcadius into Cili- Pelagius grows noted for his errors.t Radagaisus leads two hundred thousand Scythians and other barbarians into Italy; but Stilicho slays one hundred thousand with Radagaisus, and the rest surrender. cp December 31, Godigisilus leads the Vandals and They miserably waste the bordering countries. September 14 v or November 14, Chrysostom aged Theodosius The II. reigns 42 years, 2 months, 28 days. cp August 23, Honorius beheads Stilicho; and October Alaricus marches into Italy, and besieges Rome. August 24, by stratagem he takes the city, compels the citizens to renounce Honorius, and retires. * He was a Vandal by birth, p but chief minister of State, and general to Honorius. c + Petavius says he was a Scotchman; Hearn says a Welshman. He was one of mean degree, and chosen emperor, for the name sake only.cp Eastern No. Y. C. Emperors 410 411 412 415 416 417 418 419 420 423 425 427 429 430 431 435 439 Alaricus returns to Rome, and besieges it again. Alaricus dies in Italy, and the Goths choose Athaul- Constantin overcome and taken by Constantius* in The Scots, under Fergus, return from Scandia to Athaulphus quits Italy, and seizes the southern part October 18, sc c Cyril made bishop of Alexandria. c p Two Councils in Africa condemn Pelagius. cp Spain, on condition of warring against the Vandals. Wallia beats them in many battles, and Honorius gives him the western part of Gaul also. April 24, Pharamond chose duke of the Franks in Franconi. And July 23, he takes the title of king.t July 2, Valentinian III. born. ‡ Jerom dies, and buried at Bethlehem. cp Theodoret chosen bishop of Cyrus in Syria. ep August 15, Honorius dies at Rome, aged 39, and his secretary John assumes his empire. sc cp In February, John seized and put to death at Ravenna. c p October 15, c or 23 p Theodosius makes Valentinian III emperor of the West, who reigns 29 years, 5 months. In May the Vandals under Gensericus quitting Spain, with 80,000 pass to Africa and seize Mauritania. ср The city of Venice founded. August 28, Austin dies at Hippo, besieged by the June 22, the third General Council meets at Ephesus. February 11, Valentinian by treaty yields Numidia February 25, Theodosius publishes his Code of Socrates and Sozomen here end their histories. sc c *An Illyrican by birth, and general to Honorius. c p He is the first of the Franks who wears the title of king. c Son to Constantius, the Roman general, by Placidia, daughter to Theodosius the Great. sccp § It had above 200 bishops, and condemns Nestorius. cp It contains a collection of all the useful laws from Constantin the Great. c Eastern No. Y. C. Emperors. Attalia king of the Hunns wasteth Thrace, Macedo- He returns to Scythia with 120,000 captives. Meroveus begins to reign over the Franks, and was The Britons harassed by the Picts and Scots, send to the Saxons for aid. Meroveus seizes the northeastern part of Gaul. Hengist and Horsa, brothers, transport the Saxons in three ships to Britain. August 1, Theodosius, thrown from his horse a hunt- Marcianus A Thracian reigns 6 years, 6 months. eg cp v* Leo I. October 8, the fourth General Council meets at Chal- Hengist makes peace with the Picts, and falls on the Attila driven by Thorismund king of the Goths into Valentinian kills his general Etius. c p March 17, Maximus kills Valentinian,§ and sets up Upon which Genseric sails from Africa; June 12, May 17, he is forced to resign. sg c Vortimer, a British king, kills Horsa and forces Hengist back to Saxony. January 26, Marcianus dies, ep v and A Thracian crowned February 7, v reigns 17 years. eg ep Majoranus sent by Leo, crowned April 1, at Ravenna, reigns 4 years, 4 months. cp v eg Evagrius. Pulcheria, sister of Theodosius II. a virgin, aged 52, took him for her husband, and advanced him to the empire, though a man of low descent. This battle was fought near Chalons in Gaul: and Ferarius makes the slain one hundred and eighty thousand; Petavius says, Jornandes reckons one hundred and seventy thousand; and Idatiús, three hundred thousand. It had six hundred and thirty bishops or pastors, and condemns Eutyches. and his errors. eg c p And in him the Imperial line of Theodosius the Great ends. Hengist returns to Britain, takes the kingdom of November 19, Severus declared emperor of the West, August 15, Severus dies cp by poison, p and the Sen- Anthemius, sent by Leo, crowned April 12, reigns 5 Ricimer rises against Anthemius; July 11, kills him, * August 18, Ricimer, and October 23, Olybrius dies. March 5, Gylcerius crowned at Ravenna, reigns 1 In January, p Leo dies, eg c p and Infant son of Zeno, by Ariadne, daughter to Leo, and Leo II. dies, aged 1 year, 6 months; and his father Nepos makes Orestes, a Goth, his colleague; August SECTION II. To the revival of the Western Empire. Childeric wins a great part of Gaul. More Saxons go into Britain under Ella. Recovers the Eastern Empire, and Basiliscus starved The Lombards, so called for their long beards, c p * Though Calvisius agree both in the beginning and end of the reign of Olybrius; yet Calvisius plainly mistakes in making his reign 3 months, 23 days. For his low stature, he is called Augustulus c and Evagrius calls him Romulus. eg And all the while, Zeno and his wife Ariadne live only on roots, herbs, and water.cp May 9, Nepos, late emperor, killed c p by his offi cers. Vortigern, a British king, drove into a tower and Clovis, king of the Franks, extends his kingdom in Pope Gelasius calls a council of 70 bishops; in which Cerdic, a Saxon, sails to Britain with 5 ships, and beats the Britons. Theodoric enters Rome in great splendor. VI. CENTURY. February 2, Alaric, king of the Goths in Gaul, and Spain, c p publishes his abridgement of the Theodosian Code. The Babylonian Talmud, collected by Rabbi Afer, published. Clovis beats and kills Alaric, and takes part of his kingdom. c p§ Cassiodorus sole Consul of Rome. Proclus, the Mathematician flourishes. July 9, c Anastasius dies, aged 88, p and Set up by the Guards, eg e reigns 9 years, 23 days. Cerdic begins the West Saxon kingdom. May 29, a great earthquake at Antioch, eg c p Theodoric puts Boethius to death, and dies. cp The Lombards seize Pannonia, cp and stay 42 years. * Calvisius, by mistake, calls him Vortimer. These were called, Ostro-Goths, or Eastern Goths; those in Gaul and Spain, were called Visi-Goths, or Western Goths. c p He came to life in the tomb; whence his dolorous cries were heard; but his wife forbidding to open it, he dies for hunger, having gnawed the flesh of his arms to the bone. c § Upon Alaric's death, his son succeeds to the kingdom in Spain only, and Theodoric takes the south eastern part of Gaul e p He is killed by lightning, in an exceeding strong building, contrived by Proclus to secure him from it. c p He was a Thracian of the meanest birth, being in his youth a swineherd, e and could not write his name. p |