Alboin, king of the Lombards, his histo-
ry, v. 382 His alliance with the Avars
against the Gepidæ, 384. Reduces the
Gepida, 385. He undertakes the con-
quest of Italy, 386. Overruns what is
now called Lombardy, 389. Assumes
the regal title there, 390. Takes Pa-
via, and makes it his capital city, ib.
Is murdered at the instigation of his
queen Rosamond, 391.

Alchemy, the books of, in Egypt, destroy-

ed by Diocletian, i. 411.

Aleppo, siege and capture of, by the Sara-
cens, vi. 350. Is recovered by the
Greeks, 466. Is taken and sacked by
Tamerlane, vii. 13.

Alexander III. pope, establishes the pa-
pal election in the college of cardi-
nals, viii. 197.

Alexander, archbishop of Alexandria, ex-
communicates Arius for his heresy, iii.

17.

Alexander Severus, is declared Cæsar by
the emperor Elagabalus, i. 165. Is
raised to the throne, 167. Examina-
tion into his pretended victory over
Artaxerxes, 234. Shewed a regard for
the Christian religion, it. 185.
Alexandria, a general massacre there, by
order of the emperor Caracalla, i. 152.
The city described, 315. Is ruined by
ridiculous mtestine commotions, 316.
By famine and pestilence, 317. Is be-
sieged and taken by Diocletian, 409.
The Christian theology reduced to a
systematical form in the school of, ii.
124. Number of martyrs who suffer-
ed there in the persecution by Decius,
170.

The theological system of Plato
taught in the school of, and received
by the Jews there, iii. 8. Questions
concerning the nature of the trinity,
agitated in the philosophical and
christian schools of, 11. 16. History
of the archbishop St. Athanasius, 37.
Outrages attending his expulsion and
the establishment of his successor,
George of Cappadocia, 54. The city
distracted by pious factions, 60. Dis-
graceful life and tragical death of
George of Cappadocia, 163. Restora-
tion of Athanasius, 167. Athanasius
banished by Julian, 168 Suffers great-
ly by an earthquake, 312.

History of the temple of Serapis
there, ii. 461. This temple, and the
famous library, destroyed by bishop
Theophilus, 463.

Is taken by Amrou the Saracen, vi.
363. The famous library destroyed,366.

Alexius Angelus, his usurpation of the
Greek empire, and character, vii. 311.
Fles before the crusaders, 328.
Alexius I. Comnenus, emperor of Con-
stantinople, vi. 131. New titles of
dignity invented by him, vii. 19. Bat-
tle of Durazzo, 132. Solicits the aid
of the emperor Henry III. 136.

Solicits the aid of the Christian
princes against the Turks, vii. 195.
His suspicious policy on the arrival of
the crusaders, 220. Exacts homage
from them, 222. Profits by the suc-
cess of the crusaders, 256.

Alexius II. Comnenus, emperor of Con-
stantinople, vi. 138.

Alexins Strategopulus, the Greek general,
retakes Constantinople from the La-
tins, vii 375.

Alexius, the son of Isaac Angelus, his
escape from his uncle, who had depo-
sed his father, vii. 312. His treaty
with the crusaders for his restoration,
322 Restoration of his father, 332.
His death, 337.
Alfred sends an embassy to the shrine of
St. Thomas in India, vi. 57.
Algebra, by whom invented, vi. 438.
Ali, joins Mahomet in his prophetical
mission, vi. 264. His heroism, 277.
His character, 294. Is chosen caliph
of the Saracens, 296. Devotion paid
at his tomb, 301. His posterity,

302.

Aligern, defends Cumæ, for his brother
Te.as, king of the Goths, v. 278. Is
reduced, 279.

Allectus murders Carausius, and usurps
his station, i. 404.
Allemanni, the origin and warlike spirit
of, i. 290. Are driven out of Italy by
the senate and people, 291. Invade
the empire under Aurelian, 332. Are
totally routed, 334. Gaul delivered
from their depredations by Constan.
tius Chlorus, 407.

Invade and establish themselves in
Gaul, ii. 369. Are defeated at Stras.
burgh by Julian, 374. Are reduced
by Julian in his expeditions beyond
the Rhine, 380. Invade Gaul under
the emperor Valentinian, iii. 269. Are
reduced by Jovinus, 271. And chastis-
ed by Valentinian, 273.

Are subdued by Clovis king of the
Franks, iv. 423.

Alp Arslan, sultan of the Turks, his
reign, vii. 170.

Alypius, governor of Britain, is com-

missioned by the emperor Julian to re-
build the temple of Jerusalem, iü. 149.

Amala, king of the Goths, his high cre-
dit among them, i. 274.
Amalasontha, queen of Italy, her history
and character, v. 148. Her death,
151.

Amalphi, description of the city, and its
commerce, vii. 123.

Amazons, improbability of any society of,
i. 349. note.

Ambition, reflections on the violence, and
various operations of that passion, vi,
149.

Ambrose, St. composed a treatise on the
trinity, for the use of the emperor
Gratian, iii. 387. note. His birth and
promotion to the archbishopric of
Milan, 412. Opposes the Arian wor-
ship of the empress Justina, 413.
Refuses obedience to the Imperial
power, 417. Controuls the emperor
Theodosius, 433, 434. Imposes pen-
ance on Theodosius for his cruel treat-
ment of Thessalonica, 435. Employ-
ed his influence over Gratian and
Theodosius, to inspire them with
maxims of persecution, 449. Oppo-
ses Symmachus, the advocate for the
old Pagan religion, 455. Comforts
the citizens of Florence with a dream,
when besieged by Radagaisus, iv.

58.

Amida, siege of, by Sapor king of Per-
sia, ii, 364. Receives the fugitive in-
habitants of Nisibis, iii. 229. Is be-
sieged and taken by Cabades king of
Persia, v. 99.

Amir, prince of Ionia, his character and
passage into Europe, vii. 474.
Ammianus, the historian, his religious

character of the emperor Constantius,
iii. 34. His remark on the enmity of
Christians toward each other, 70.
His account of the fiery obstructions
to restoring the temple of Jerusalem,
151.

His account of the hostile con-
test of Damasus and Ursinus for the
bishopric of Rome, 268. Testimony in
favour of his historical merit, 373. His
character of the nobles of Rome, iv.
92.

Ammonius, the mathematician, his mea-
surement of the circuit of Rome, iv.
106.

Ammonius, the monk of Alexandria, his
martyrdom, vi. 15.

Amorium, siege and destruction of, by
the caliph Motassem, vi. 452.
Amphilocus, bishop of Iconium, gains the
favour of the emperor Theodosius by
an orthodox bon mot, iii. 396.

Amphitheatre at Rome, a description of,
i. 388. viii. 274.`

Amrou, his birth and character, vi.
357. His invasion and conquest of
Egypt, 358. His administration there,
369. His description of the country,

370.

Amurath I. sultan of the Turks, his reign,
vii. 478.

Amurath II. sultan, his reign and charac-
ter, viii. 99.

Anachorets, in monkish history, describ
ed, iv. 387.
Anacletus, pope, his Jewish extraction,
viii. 207.
Anastasius I. marries the empress Ari-
adne, v. 5. His war with Theodoric,
the Ostrogoth king of Italy, 18. His
economy celebrated, 72. His long wall
from the Propontis to the Euxine, 93.
Is humbled by the Catholic clergy, vi.
38.

Anastasius 11. emperor of Constantino.
ple, vi. 92. His preparations of de-
fence against the Saracens, 413.
Anastasius, St. his brief history and mar-
tyrdom, v. 456. note.

Anatho, the city of, on the banks of the
Euphrates, described, iii. 190.
Andalusia, derivation of the name of that
province, vi. 385. note.

Andromicus, president of Lybia, excom.
municated by Synesius bishop of Pto-
lemais, ji. 430, 431.
Andronicus Commenus, his character, and
first adventures, vi. 138. Seizes the
empire of Constantinople, 146. His
unhappy fate, 148.

Andronicus the elder, emperor of Con
stantinople, his superstition, vii. 423.
His war with his grandson, and abdi-
cation, 428.

Andronicus the younger, emperor of Con-
stantinople, his licentious character,
vii. 425. His civil war against his
grandfather, 427. His reign, 430. Is
vanquished and wounded by sultan Or-
chan, 472. His private application to
pope Benedict of Rome, viii. 43.
Angora, battle of, between Tamerlane
and Bajazet, viii. 17.-
Anianus, bishop of Orleans, his pious
anxiety for the relief of that city when
besieged by Attila the Hun, iv. 280.
Anician family at Rome, brief History
of, iv. 87.

Anne Commena, character of her history
of her father, Alexius I. emperor of
Constantinople, vi. 131. Her conspi
racy against her brother John, 133.

Anthemius, emperor of the West, his de-
scent and investiture by Leo the Great,
iv. 339. His election confirmed at
Rome, 340. Is killed in the sack of
Rome by Ricimer, 356.
Anthemius, præfect of the East, charac-
ter of his administration, in the minor-
ity of the emperor Theodosius the
younger, iv. 194.
Anthemius, the architect, instances of his
great knowledge in mechanics, v. 82.
Forms the design of the church of St.
Sophia at Constantinople, 84.
Anthony, St. father of the Egyptian
monks, his history, iv. 372.
Anthropormorphites, among the early
Christians, personifiers of the Deity,
vi. 8.

Antioch, taken and destroyed by Sapor
king of Persia, i. 304. Flourishing
state of the Christian church there, in
the reign of Theodosius, ii 123.

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-, History of the body of St. Babylas,
bishop of, iii. 161. The cathedral of,
shut up, and its wealth confiscated by
the emperor Julian, 162. Licentious
manners of the citizens, 176. Popular
discontents during the residence of Ju-
lian there, 178.

Sedition there, against the empe-
ror Theodosius, iii. 427. The city par
doned, 430.

Is taken, and ruined, by Chosroes
king of Persia, v. 224. Great destruc-
tion there by an earthquake, 297. Is
again seized by Chosroes II. 454.

, Is reduced by the Saracens, and
ransomed, vi. 351. Is recovered by the
Greeks, 466.

-, Besieged and taken by the first
crusaders, vii. 233.

Antonina, the wife of Belisarius, her cha-
racter, v. 118. Examines and con-
victs pope Sylverius of treachery, 171.
Her activity during the siege of Rome,
173. Her secret history, 187. Founds
a convent for her retreat, 290.
Antoninus, a Roman refugee at the court
of Sapor king of Persia, stimulates
him to an invasion of the Roman pro-
vinces, ii. 361.

Antoninus Pius, his character and that of
Hadrian compared, i. 8. Is adopted
by Hadrian, 86.

Antoninus Marcus, his defensive wars, i.
10. Is adopted by Pius at the instance
of Hadrian, 86. His character, 94.
His war against the united Germans,
265. Suspicious story of his edict in
favour of the Christians, ii. 182.
Aper, Arrius, prætorian præfect, and fa-
ther-in-law to the emperor Numerian,
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is killed by Diocletian as the presump.
tive murderer of that prince, i. 392.
Apharban, the Persian, his embassy from
Narses king of Persia, to the emperor
Galerius, i. 420.

Apocalypse, why now admitted into the
canon of the Scriptures, ii. 84. note.
Apocaucus, admiral of Constantinople,
his confederacy against John Cantacu-
zene, vii. 433. His death, 437.
Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea, his by-
pothesis of the divine incarnation of
Jesus Christ, vi. 9.

Apollinaris, patriarch of Alexandria, but-
chers bis flock in defence of the Ca-
tholic doctrine of the incarnation, vi. 68.
Apollonius of Tyana, his doubtful charac-
ter, i. 343. note.

Apotheosis of the Roman emperors, how
this custom was introduced, i. 78.
Apsimar dethrones Leontius emperor of
Constantinople, and usurps his place,
vi. 89.

Apulia, is conquered by the Normans,
vii. 111. Is confirmed to them by
papal grant, 116.

Aquileia, besieged by the emperor Maxi-

min, i. 205. Is taken and destroyed
by Attila king of the Huns, iv. 292.
Aquitain, is settled by the Gochs, under
their king Wallia, iv. 156. Is con-
quered by Clovis king of the Franks,
iv. 438.

Arabia, its situation, soil, and climate, vi.
221. Its division into the Sandy, the
Stony, and the Happy, 223. The pas-
toral Arabs, ib. Their horses and ca-
mels, 224, 225. Cities of, 226. Man-
ners and customs of the Arabs, 227.
Their language, 234. Their benevo-
lence, 236. History and description
of the Caaba of Mecca, 238. Reli-
gions, 241. Life and doctrine of Ma-
homet, 243. Conquest of, by Maho-
met, 280. Character of the caliphs,
312. Rapid conquests of, 314. Lim-
its of their conquests, 408. Three ca
liphs established, 430. Introduction
of learning among the Arabians, 434,
Their progress in the sciences, 436.
Their literary deficiencies, 440. De.
cline and fall of the caliphs, 458.
Arbetio, a veteran under Constantine the

Great, leaves his retirement to oppose
the usurper Procopius, iii. 250.
Arbogastos, the Frank, his military pro-
motion under Theodosius in Gaul, and
conspiracy against Valentinian the
Younger, iii 440. Is defeated by The-
odosius, and kills himself, 445.
Arcadius, son of the emperor Theodosius,
succeeds to the empire of the East, iv.

396.

Aristotle, his logic better adapted to the
detection of error, than for the disco-
very of truth, vi. 438.

Arius, is excommunicated for heretical
notions concerning the Trinity, iii. 17.
Strength of his party, ibid. His opi-
nions examined in the council of Nice,
20. Account of Arian sects, 24. Coun-
cil of Rimini, 28. His banishment and
recal, 31. His suspicious death, 32.

The Arians persecute the Catho-
lics in Africa, iv. 399.
Armenia, is seized by Sapor king of Per-
sia, i. 302. Tiridates restored, 412. He
is again expelled by the Persians, 416.
Is resigned to Tiridates by treaty be-
tween the Romans and Persians, 423.
-

Is rendered tributary to Persia, on
the death of Tiridates, ii. 315. Cha-
.racter of Arsaces Tiranus, king of, and
his conduct toward the emperor Ju-
lian, iii. 185. Is reduced by Sapor to
a Persian province, 294.

Its distractions and division be-
tween the Persians and the Romans,
iv. 204.

65.

History of Christianity there, vi.

Armies of the Eastern empire, state of,
under the emperor Maurice, v. 442.
Armorica, the provinces of, form a free
government independent of the Ro-
mans, iv. 159. Submits to Clovis king
of the Franks, 428. Settlement of Bri-
tons in, 474.

Armour, defensive, is laid aside by the
Romans, and adopted by the Barbari-
ans, iii. 448.

Arnold of Brescia, his heresy, and his
tory, viii. 178.

Arragon, derivation of the name of that
province, i. 22. note.

Arrian, his visit to, and description of,
Colchos, v. 234.

Arsaces Tiranus, king of Armenia, his
character, and disaffection to the em-
peror Julian, iii. 185. Withdraws his
troops treacherously from the Roman
service, 206. His disastrous end, 294.
Arsenius, patriarch of Constantinople, ex-
communicates the emperor Michael
Palæologus, vii. 403. Faction of the
Arsenites, 404.

Artaban, king of Parthia, is defeated and
slain by Artaxerxes king of Persia, i.

221.

Artaban, his conspiracy against the em
peror Justinian, v. 267. Is entrusted

with the conduct of the armament sent
to Italy, 270.

Artasires, king of Armenia, is deposed
by the Persians at the instigation of
his own subjects, iv. 206.

Artavasdes, his revolt against the Greek

emperor Constantine V. at Constanti-
nople, vi. 162.

Artaxerxes, restores the Persian monar-
chy, i. 221. Prohibits every worship
but that of Zoroaster, 228. His war
with the Romans, 234. His character
and maxims, 237.
Artemius, duke of Egypt under Constan
tius, is condemned to death under Ju-
lian, for cruelty and corruption, iii.
110.

Arthur, king of the Britons, his history

obscured by monkish fictions, iv. 475,
Arvandus, prætorian præfect of Gaul, his
trial and condemnation by the Roman
senate, iv. 350.

Ascalon, battle of, between Godfrey king
of Jerusalem, and the sultan of Egypt,
vii. 247.

Ascetics, in ecclesiastical history, account
of, iv. 371.

Asclepiodatus reduces and kills the Bri-
tish usurper Allectus, i. 405.
Asia, summary view of the revolutions

in that quarter of the world, i. 219.
Asia Minor described, i. 27. Amount of