The Sancta Respublica Romana: A Handbook to the History of Rome and Italy from the Division of the Roman World to the Breaking Up of Charlemagne's Empire A.D. 395-888 |
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Aetius Africa Agilulph Alaric Amalasunta amongst Arcadius Arian army Aspar Astolphus Ataulphus attack attempt Attila Autharis barbarian became Belisarius Beneventum Bertharis brother Caliph Carloman Carthage Cassiodorus caused Charlemagne Charles Chosroes churches command commenced compelled conquest consented Constans Constantine Constantinople daughter death decease declared defeat defence duchy duke Eastern empire elected Emperor enemy engaged exarch favour forces Franks galleys garrison Gaul Gelimer Genseric Gothic Goths Gregory Grimoald Heraclius Honorius honour hostilities Huns imperial invasion Italian Johannes Justinian king of Italy kingdom leader Liutprand Lombard king Lothaire Louis marriage Meanwhile ment Moslems Narses obtained Odoacer Ostrogoths patrician Pavia peace Pepin Phocas Placidia Pontiff Pope possession Procopius provinces Ravenna re-conquest refused reign restored Ricimer Rimini Roman world Romans of Italy Rome Rufinus Saracens secure Senate sent Sicily siege slain Stilicho successful successor surrender Theodelinda Theodoric Theodosius throne tion took Totila troops truce Vandals victory Visigoths Vitiges
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Page 195 - ... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult.
Page 250 - Liber et ingenuus sum, natus utroque parente, Semper ero liber, credo, tuente Deo.
Page 65 - Ricimer, by birth and family alliances a barbarian, who defeated every attempt to re-establish legal government. After the fall of...
Page 37 - The Queen's little son Theodosius, died in infancy at Barcelona. He was buried in a silver coffin in one of the churches of that city, Athaulf having been " gently pressed" into Spain by the Imperial generals.