XXVIII

And after arranging everything else in the very best way, as it seemed to him, Gontharis decided to entertain his friends at a banquet, with the intention of making his departure on the following day. And in a room where there were in readiness three couches which had been there from ancient times, he made the banquet. So he himself reclined, as was natural, upon the first couch, where were also Athanasius and Artabanes, and some of those known to Gontharis, and Peter, a Thracian by birth, who had previously been a body-guard of Solomon. And on both the other couches were the first and noblest of the Vandals. John, however, who commanded the mutineers of Stotzas; was entertained by Pasiphilus in his own house, and each of the other leaders wherever it suited the several friends of Gontharis to entertain them. Artabanes, accordingly, when he was bidden to this banquet, thinking that this occasion furnished him a suitable opportunity for the murder of the tyrant, was planning to carry out his purpose. He therefore disclosed the matter to Gregorius and to Artasires and three other body-guards, bidding the body-guards get inside the hall with their swords (for when commanders are entertained at a banquet it is customary for their body-guards to stand behind them), and after getting inside to make an attack suddenly, at whatever moment should seem to them most suitable; and Artasires was to strike the first blow. At the same time he directed Gregorius to pick out a large number of the most daring of the Armenians and bring them to the palace, carrying only their swords in their hands (for it is not lawful for the escort of officers in a city to be armed with anything else), and leaving these men in the vestibule, to come inside with the body-guards; and he was to tell the plan to no one of them, but to make only this explanation, that he was suspicious of Gontharis, fearing that he had called Artabanes to this banquet to do him harm, and therefore wished that they should stand beside the soldiers of Gontharis who had been stationed there on guard, and giving the appearance of indulging in some play, they were to take hold of the shields which these guards carried, and waving them about and otherwise moving them keep constantly turning them up and down; and if any tumult or shouting took place within, they were to take up these very shields and come to the rescue on the run. Such were the orders which Artabanes gave, and Gregorius proceeded to put them into execution. And Artasires devised the following plan: he cut some arrows into two parts and placed them on the wrist of his left arm, the sections reaching to his elbow. And after binding them very carefully with straps, he laid over them the sleeve of his tunic. And he did this in order that, if anyone should raise his sword over him and attempt to strike him, he might avoid the chance of suffering serious injury; for he had only to thrust his left arm in front of him, and the steel would break off as it crashed upon the wood, and thus his body could not be reached at any point.

With such purpose, then, Artasires did as I have said. And to Artabanes he spoke as follows: "As for me, I have hopes that I shall prove equal to the undertaking and shall not hesitate, and also that I shall touch the body of Gontharis with this sword; but as for what will follow, I am unable to say whether God in His anger against the tyrant will co-operate with me in this daring deed, or whether, avenging some sin of mine, He will stand against me there and be an obstacle in my way. If, therefore, you see that the tyrant is not wounded in a vital spot, do you kill me with my sword without the least hesitation, so that I may not be tortured by him into saying that it was by your will that I rushed into the undertaking, and thus not only perish myself most shamefully, but also be compelled against my will to destroy you as well." And after Artasires had spoken such words he too, together with Gregorius and one of the body-guards, entered the room where the couches were and took his stand behind Artabanes. And the rest, remaining by the guards, did as they had been commanded.

So Artasires, when the banquet had only just begun, was purposing to set to work, and he was already touching the hilt of his sword. But Gregorius prevented him by saying in the Armenian tongue that Gontharis was still wholly himself, not having as yet drunk any great quantity of wine. Then Artasires groaned and said: "My good fellow, how fine a heart I have for the deed, and now you have for the moment wrongfully hindered me!" And as the drinking went on, Gontharis, who by now was thoroughly saturated with wine, began to give portions of the food to the body-guards, yielding to a generous mood. And they, upon receiving these portions, went outside the building immediately and were about to eat them, leaving beside Gontharis only three body-guards, one of whom happened to be Ulitheus. And Artasires also started to go out in order to taste the morsels with the rest. But just then a kind of fear came over him lest, when he should wish to draw his sword, something might prevent him. Accordingly, as soon as he got outside, he secretly threw away the sheath of the sword, and taking it naked under his arm, hidden by his cloak, he rushed in to Gontharis, as if to say something without the knowledge of the others. And Artabanes, seeing this, was in a fever of excitement, and became exceedingly anxious by reason of the surpassing magnitude of the issue at stake; he began to move his head, the colour of his countenance changed repeatedly, and he seemed to have become altogether like one inspired, on account of the greatness of the undertaking. And Peter, upon seeing this, understood what was being done, but he did not disclose it to any of the others, because, being well disposed to the emperor, he was exceedingly pleased by what was going on. And Artasires, having come close to the tyrant, was pushed by one of the servants, and as he retreated a little to the rear, the servant observed that his sword was bared and cried out saying: "What is this, my excellent fellow?" And Gontharis, putting his hand to his right ear, and turning his face, looked at him. And Artasires struck him with his sword as he did so, and cut off a piece of his scalp together with his fingers. And Peter cried out and exhorted Artasires to kill the most unholy of all men. And Artabanes, seeing Gontharis leaping to his feet (for he reclined close to him), drew a two-edged dagger which hung by his thigh—a rather large one—and thrusting it into the tyrant's left side clean up to the hilt, left it there. And the tyrant none the less tried to leap up, but having received a mortal wound, he fell where he was. Ulitheus then brought his sword down upon Artasires as if to strike him over the head; but he held his left arm above his head, and thus profited by his own idea in the moment of greatest need. For since Ulitheus' sword had its edge turned when it struck the sections of arrows on his arm, he himself was unscathed, and he killed Ulitheus with no difficulty. And Peter and Artabanes, the one seizing the sword of Gontharis and the other that of Ulitheus who had fallen, killed on the spot those of the body-guards who remained. Thus there arose, as was natural, an exceedingly great tumult and confusion. And when this was perceived by those of the Armenians who were standing by the tyrant's guards, they immediately picked up the shields according to the plan which had been arranged with them, and went on the run to the banquet-room. And they slew all the Vandals and the friends of Gontharis, no one resisting.

Then Artabanes enjoined upon Athanasius to take charge of the money in the palace: for all that had been left by Areobindus was there. And when the guards learned of the death of Gontharis, straightway many arrayed themselves with the Armenians; for the most of them were of the household of Areobindus. With one accord, therefore, they proclaimed the Emperor Justinian triumphant. And the cry, coming forth from a multitude of men, and being, therefore, an exceedingly mighty sound, was strong enough to reach the greater part of the city. Wherefore those who were well-disposed to the emperor leaped into the houses of the mutineers and straightway killed them, some while enjoying sleep, others while taking food, and still others while they were awe-struck with fear and in terrible perplexity. And among these was Pasiphilus, but not John, for he with some of the Vandals fled to the sanctuary. To these Artabanes gave pledges, and making them rise from there, sent them to Byzantium, and having thus recovered the city for the emperor, he continued to guard it. And the murder of the tyrant took place on the thirty-sixth day of the tyranny, in the nineteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Justinian.

And Artabanes won great fame for himself from this deed among all men. And straightway Prejecta, the wife of Areobindus, rewarded him with great sums of money, and the emperor appointed him general of all Libya. But not long after this Artabanes entreated the emperor to summon him to Byzantium, and the emperor fulfilled his request. And having summoned Artabanes, he appointed John, the brother of Pappus, sole general of Libya. And this John, immediately upon arriving in Libya, had an engagement with Antalas and the Moors in Byzacium, and conquering them in battle, slew many; and he wrested from these barbarians all the standards of Solomon, and sent them to the emperor—standards which they had previously secured as plunder, when Solomon had been taken from the world.[75] And the rest of the Moors he drove as far as possible from the Roman territory. But at a later time the Leuathae came again with a great army from the country about Tripolis to Byzacium, and united with the forces of Antalas. And when John went to meet this army, he was defeated in the engagement, and losing many of his men, fled to Laribus. And then indeed the enemy, overrunning the whole country there as far as Carthage, treated in a terrible manner those Libyans who fell in their way. But not long afterward John collected those of the soldiers who had survived, and drawing into alliance with him many Moors and especially those under Coutzinas, came to battle with the enemy and unexpectedly routed them. And the Romans, following them up as they fled in complete disorder, slew a great part of them, while the rest escaped to the confines of Libya. Thus it came to pass that those of the Libyans who survived, few as they were in number and exceedingly poor, at last and after great toil found some peace.

FOOTNOTES:

[1]

The vexillum praetorium carried by the cavalry of the imperial guard, IV. x. 4 below; cf. Lat. pannum.

[2]

See III. xxiv. 1.

[3]

"Auxiliaries"; see Book III. xi. 3 and note.

[4]

Chap. i. 3.

[5]

Chap. i. 3.

[6]

Now Bona; it was the home and burial-place of St. Augustine.

[7]

The Eruli, or Heruli, were one of the wildest and most corrupt of the barbarian tribes. They came from beyond the Danube. On their origin, practices, and character, see VI. xiv.

[8]

The Greek implies that the Tuscan Sea was stormy, like the Adriatic. The Syrtes farther east had a bad reputation.

[9]

About twelve miles west of Algiers, originally Iol, now Cherchel; named after Augustus.

[10]

See III. i. 6 and note.

[11]

See III. i. 18.

[12]

Book III. ix. 9.

[13]

See III. x. 23

[14]

Lilybaeum had been ceded to the Vandals by Theoderic as dower of his sister Amalafrida on her marriage to Thrasamund, the African king (III. viii. 13).

[15]

"Friendship" and "hostility" refer to the present relations between Justinian and the Goths and what they may become.

[16]

Amalasountha.

[17]

The correspondence between Queen Amalasountha and Justinian is given in V. iii. 17.

[18]

In Latin serica, "silk," as coming from the Chinese (Seres).

[19]

Cf. Thucydides' description of the huts in which the Athenians lived during the great plague.

[20]

Pharas and the other Eruli.

[21]

Cf. ch. vi. 4.

[22]

"Auxiliaries"; see Book III. xi. 3.

[23]

i.e. there in Africa, as successor to the throne of the Vandal kings.

[24]

Book III. xxv. 2-4.

[25]

Examples of the Roman system have come to light in Egyptian papyri: cf. the declarations of personal property, [απογραπάι], Pap. Lond., I., p. 79; Flinders Petrie Pap., III., p. 200, ed. Mahaffy and Smyly.

[26]

Since a triumph was granted only to an imperator, after the establishment of the principate by Augustus all triumphs were celebrated in the name of the emperor himself, the victorious general receiving only the insignia triumphalia. The first general to refuse a triumph was Agrippa, after his campaign in Spain, about 550 years before Belisarius' triumph in Constantinople.

[27]

The barriers (_carceres_), or starting-point for the racers, were at the open end of the hippodrome, the imperial box at the middle of the course at the right as one entered.

[28]

Cf. Book III. v. 3; that was in A.D. 455. The spoliation of Jerusalem by Titus had taken place in A.D. 70.

[29]

Ecclesiastes, i. 2.

[30]

Not an actual "triumph," but a triumphal celebration of his inauguration as consul.

[31]

The reference is to the old custom of distributing to the populace largesses (congiaria) of money or valuables on the occasion of events of interest to the imperial house, such as the emperor's assumption of the consular office, birthdays, etc. The first largess of this kind was made by Julius Caesar.

[32]

Cf. Book IV. ii. 1.

[33]

The Canaanites of the Old Testament.

[34]

i.e., Clypea, or Aspis, now Kalibia, on the Carthaginian coast.

[35]

i.e., from Tangier, opposite Cadiz, to Algiers. On Caesarea see IV. v. 5 and note.

[36]

"On the borders of Mauretania" according to Procopius, De aedificiis, vi. 6. 18.

[37]

Chap. x. 6.

[38]

Book III. viii. 25, 26.

[39]

The side toward the mountains; cf. § 20.

[40]

In the late Empire the excubitores, 300 in number, constituted the select guard of the palace. Their commander, comes excubitorum, held high rank at court; cf. VIII. xxi. 1, where we are told that Belisarius held this position, and Arcana 6. 10, where Justin, afterwards emperor, is mentioned.

[41]

Cf. chap. viii. 14. Procopius has explained in III. xi. 6 that Solomon was a eunuch.

[42]

See III. viii. 5.

[43]

A comes foedtratorum, mentioned in III. xi. 6.

[44]

Book III. viii. 5.

[45]

i.e. Clypea. Not the place mentioned in IV. x. 24.

[46]

The region in the interior of Sardinia called Barbargia or Barbagia still preserves this name. But Procopius' explanation of the origin of the barbarian settlers there has not been generally accepted.

[47]

Book III. xviii. 7 ff.

[48]

IV. iv. 30 and note.

[49]

Baptism was administered only during the fifty days between Easter and Pentecost. Justinian had forbidden the baptism of Arians.

[50]

Cf. III. xi. 30.

[51]

Cf. chap. xiv. 8

[52]

"Auxiliaries"; see Book III. xi. 3.

[53]

More correctly Gadiaufala, now Ksar-Sbehi.

[54]

Cirta, later named Constantina, now Constantine (Ksantina).

[55]

John the Cappadocian, cf. I. xxiv. 11 ff.

[56]

See Book III. xvii. 1 and note.

[57]

Now Setif.

[58]

Called Mastinas in IV. xiii. 19.

[59]

Book IV. v. 5.

[60]

Cyrenaica.

[61]

Now Lebida.

[62]

Cf. III. xxv. 4 ff.

[63]

Book III. x. 22 ff.

[64]

Book IV. xii. 30.

[65]

A reference to his slaughter of the eighty notables, IV. xxi. 7, where, however, nothing is said of an oath sworn on the Gospels.

[66]

Cf. Book II. iii. 32.

[67]

Cf. Book III. xvii. 11, xxi. 23.

[68]

The port of Carthage; see III. xx. 3.

[69]

i.e. baptism.

[70]

A garment with a cowl, like the cucullus.

[71]

Cf. Book II. iii. 25.

[72]

Cf. Book II. iii. 15.

[73]

Justinian.

[74]

A contemptuous term for "subjects of the emperor."

[75]

See Book IV. xxi. 27.

INDEX

• Abigas River, in Numidia, flowing down from Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 7, 11, xiii. 20;
• its many channels, IV. xix. 11-13;
• turned upon the Roman camp, IV. x. 14
• Abydus, city on the Hellespont, III. i. 8;
• the Roman fleet delayed there, III. xii. 7-xiii. 5
• Acacius, ruler of Armenians; slain by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 17
• Acacius, priest of Byzantium, delivers over Basiliscus, III. vii. 22
• Achilles, Bath of, in Byzantium, III. xiii. 16
• Achilles, The, of the Vandals, name applied to Hoamer, III. ix. 2
• Aclas, suburb of Carthage, IV. vii. 13
• Adaulphus, king of the Visigoths, III. ii. 37
• Adriatic Sea, divided from the Tuscan Sea by the islands Gaulus and Melite, III. xiv. 16;
• crossed by the Roman fleet, III. xiii. 21;
• the scene of one of Gizeric's atrocities, III. xxii. 18
• Aetius, Roman general; his splendid qualities, III. iii. 14, 15;
• rival of Boniface, III. iii. 15;
• whom he slanders to Placidia, III. iii. 17;
• writes a deceitful letter to Boniface, III. iii. 18, 28;
• spared by Placidia by reason of his great power, III. iii. 29;
• defeats Attila, III. iv. 24;
• Maximus plans to destroy him, III. iv. 24, 25;
• slandered to the emperor, III. iv. 26;
• his death, III. iv. 27, vi. 7;
• a great loss to the emperor, III. iv. 28
• Aetna, mountain in Sicily, III. xiii. 22
• Aïgan, a Massagete, bodyguard of Belisarius, III, xi. 7, 9, IV. x. 4;
• commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
• on the right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• makes a successful attack upon the Moors in Byzacium, IV. x. 5;
• his force in turn annihilated by the Moors, IV. x. 6 ff.;
• his death, IV. x. 10, xi. 22
• Alani, a Gothic people, allies of the Vandals in their migration, III. iii. 1;
• with the Vandals in Africa, III. v. 18, 19, xxiv. 3;
• lose their individuality as a people, III. v. 21
• Alaric, king of the Visigoths, invades Europe, ii. 7;
• captures Rome by a trick, III. ii. 14-23;
• plunders the city, III. ii. 24;
• declares Attalus emperor of the Romans, III. ii. 28;
• marches with Attalus against Ravenna, III. ii. 29;
• opposes sending of commanders to Libya by Attalus, III. ii. 30;
• quarrels with Attalus, and reduces him from the kingship, III. ii. 36;
• dies of disease, III. ii. 37
• Alexandria, the home of Calonymus, III. xi. 14
• Althias, commander of Roman auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• commander of Huns in Numidia, IV. xiii. 2;
• his encounter with Iaudas, IV. xiii. 3-16;
• his fame from the deed, IV. xiii. 17
• Amalasountha, mother of Antalaric; makes an agreement with Justinian, III. xiv. 5;
• courts his friendship to secure protection, xiv. 6;
• appealed to by the Goths in regard to Lilybaeum, v. 18
• Amalafrida, sister of Theoderic;
• sought and given in marriage to Trasamundus, III. viii. 11, 12;
• presented with Lilybaeum, III. viii. 13;
• put under guard by the Vandals, III. ix. 4
• Ammatas, brother of Gelimer;
• instructed to prepare to meet the Romans near Carthage, III. xvii. 11, xviii. 1;
• kills his kinsmen in prison, III. xvii. 12;
• his inopportune arrival at Decimum, III. xviii. 4, 5;
• on the day before Easter, III. xxi. 23;
• engages with John there and is defeated, III. xviii. 5, xviii. 6;
• his death, III. xviii. 6; xix. 30, xx. 6, xxv. 15;
• his body found by the Romans, III. xix. 14
• Anastasius, emperor of the East, keeps peace with the Vandals, III. vii. 26, viii. 14
• Ancon, a dungeon in the royal residence in Carthage, III. xx. 4;
• unexpected release of Roman merchants confined there, III. xx. 5-9
• Antaeus, the mythical wrestler, king in Libya, IV. x. 24
• Antalas, ruler of the Moors in Byzacium, III. ix. 3, IV. xxv. 2;
• remains faithful to the Romans, IV. xii. 30;
• becomes hostile to Solomon, IV. xxi. 17;
• joins forces with the Leuathae, IV xxi. 18;
• gathers almost all the Moors under him, IV. xxii. 5;
• writes a letter to Justinian, xxii. 6-10;
• gathers his army again, IV. xxiii. 1;
• Areobindus sends an army against him, IV. xxiv. 6;
• makes an agreement with Gontharis for the destruction of Areobindus, IV. xxv. 6-10;
• Coutzinas agrees to turn against him, IV. xxv. 25, 15, 18;
• hears of the plot of Coutzinas and keeps his knowledge secret, IV. xxv. 19-21;
• resents the sending of the head of Areobindus to him by Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 1, 2;
• decides to side with Justinian, IV. xxvii. 4;
• persuades Marcentius to come to him, IV. xxvii. 5, 6;
• Artabanes sent against him, IV. xxvii. 23;
• his quarrel with Coutzinas, IV. xxvii. 24;
• Artabanes marches against him, IV. xxvii. 25;
• his army spared by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 28, 29;
• defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46, 47
• Anthemius, a wealthy senator, appointed emperor of the West by Leon, III. vi. 5;
• killed by his son-in-law, Rhecimer, III. vii. 1
• Antonina, wife of Belisarius, mother-in-law of Ildiger, IV. viii. 24;
• sets sail with Belisarius for Africa, III. xii. 2;
• preserves drinking water for Belisarius and his attendants, III. xiii. 23, 24;
• with the army at Decimum, III, xix. 11, xx. 1
• Apollinaris, a native of Italy;
• comes to Justinian to seek support for Ilderic, IV. v. 7, 8;
• his good services to the Romans, IV. v. 9;
• sent to the islands of Ebusa, Majorica, and Minorica, with an army, IV. v. 7
• Aquileia, city in Italy, III. iii. 9;
• its size and importance, III. iv. 30;
• besieged and captured by Attila, III. iv. 30 ff.
• Arcadius, elder son of Theodosius I;
• receives the eastern empire, III. i. 2;
• brother of Honorius and Placidia, III. iii. 4;
• his alliance with the Visigoths, III. ii. 7;
• succeeded by his son Theodosius II, III. ii. 33
• Archelaus, a patrician;
• manager of expenditures of the African expedition, III. xi. 17;
• advises against disembarking on the African coast, III. xv. 2-17;
• ordered by Belisarius not to take the fleet into Carthage, III. xvii. 16;
• commands the fleet to anchor off Carthage, III. xx. 11
• Ardaburius, son of Aspar, Roman general; sent against the tyrant John, III. iii. 8;
• destroyed by Leon, III. vi. 27
• Areobindus, a senator; sent as general to Libya, IV. xxiv. 1;
• his inexperience in warfare, IV. xxiv. 1, xxv. 25, xxvi. 16;
• accompanied by his sister and wife, IV. xxiv. 3;
• shares the rule of Libya with Sergius, IV. xxiv. 4, 5;
• sends John against Antalas and Stotzas, IV. xxiv. 6;
• writes to Sergius to unite with John, IV. xxiv. 7;
• made sole commander of Libya, xxiv. 16;
• sends Gontharis against the Moors, IV. xxv. 4, 5;
• arranges with Coutzinas to turn against the other Moors, IV. xxv. 15;
• tells Gontharis of his dealings with Coutzinas, IV. xxv. 16;
• persuaded by G. to postpone the engagement, IV. xxv. 17, 18;
• his death planned and finally accomplished by Gontharis, IV. xxv. 22-xxvi. 33;
• treasure left by him in the palace, IV. xxviii. 35;
• sister of, IV. xxiv. 3;
• placed in a fortress for her safety, IV. xxvi. 18;
• removed from the fortress by Gontharis, xxvii. 20
• Arethusa, harbour of Syracuse, III. xiv. 11
• Ariadne, daughter of Leon, wife of Zenon, and mother of Leon the younger, III. vii. 2;
• flees to Isauria with Zenon, III. vii. 18
• Arian faith, disqualified one for the office of emperor, III. vi. 3;
• followed by all Goths, ii. 5;
• by the Vandals, III. viii. 4, xxi. 20;
• by some among the Roman soldiers, i. 4, xiv. 12, 21;
• adhered to steadfastly by Gelimer, IV. ix. 14;
• Arian priests of the Vandals, III. xxi. 23, 25
• Armenia, III. xi. 5;
• Armenians, sent with Areobindus to Libya, IV. xxiv. 2;
• follow Artabanes in entering the service of Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 9;
• support Artabanes in his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 8, xxviii. 34, 36
• Arsacidae, the ancient royal family of Armenia, IV. xxiv. 2, xxvii. 16
• Artabanes, son of John, of the Arsacidae;
• sent to Libya in command of Armenians, IV. xxiv. 2;
• known to Chosroes for his brave deeds, IV. xxvii. 17;
• brother of John, IV. xxiv. 15;
• uncle of Gregorius, IV. xxvii. 10;
• joins Areobindus, IV. xxv. 4;
• supports him against Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 7, 13, 19;
• enters the service of Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 9;
• his plot to kill the tyrant, IV. xxvii. 10;
• urged on by Gregorius, IV. xxvii. 11-19;
• sent against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 23, 25;
• joins battle, but allows the enemy to escape, IV. xxvii. 27-29;
• threatened by Ulitheus, IV. xxvii. 30;
• his excuses, IV. xxvii. 31, 32;
• after deliberation returns to Carthage, IV. xxvii. 33, 35;
• entertained by Gontharis at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
• arranges to carry out his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 6-9;
• Artasires makes a request of him, IV. xxviii. 12, 13;
• he succeeds in destroying Gontharis with his own hand, IV. xxviii. 15-30;
• assisted by Peter, cuts down the body-guards who remain, IV. xxviii. 33;
• directs Athanasius to look after the treasure of Areobindus, IV. xxviii. 35;
• sends John and others to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 40;
• wins great fame, xxviii. 42;
• rewarded with money by Prejecta, IV. xxviii. 43;
• made general of all Libya, IV. xxviii. 43;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 44
• Artasires, body-guard of Artabanes;
• shares knowledge of his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 10, 18;
• renders good service in the execution of the plot, IV. xxviii. 7-32;
• his ingenious protection for his arm, IV. xxviii. 10, 11, 31
• Asclepiades, a native of Palestine and friend of Theodorus, IV. xviii. 3;
• reveals the plot of Maximinus to Theodorus and Germanus, IV. xviii. 4
• Asia, the continent to the right of the Mediterranean as one sails into it, III. i. 5;
• distance from Europe at different points, III. i. 7, i. 8;
• distance along the Asiatic side of the Euxine, III. i. 11
• Asiaticus, father of Severianus, IV. xxiii. 6
• Aspar, Roman general; father of Ardaburius, III. iii. 8;
• of the Arian faith, III. vi. 3;
• his great power in Byzantium, III. iv. 8;
• sent against the tyrant John, III. iii. 8;
• defeated by the Vandals in Libya, III. iii. 35;
• returns home, III. iii. 36;
• makes Leon emperor of the East, III. v. 7;
• his friendship sought by Basiliscus, III. vi. 2;
• quarrels with Leon, III. vi. 3;
• urges Basiliscus to spare the Vandals, III. vi. 4, 16;
• destroyed by Leon, III. vi. 27;
• the emperor Marcian had been his adviser, III. iv. 7
• Atalaric, son of Amalasuntha;
• ruler of the Goths, III. xiv. 5;
• succeeded his grandfather Theoderic, III. xiv. 6
• Athanasius, sent with Areobindus to Libya, IV. xxiv. 2;
• summoned by Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 6;
• being summoned by Gontharis, pretends to be pleased, IV. xxvi. 21, 22;
• with Areobindus entertained by Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 31;
• spared by the assassins of Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 33;
• entertained by Gontharis at a second banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
• directed by Artabanes to look after the treasure of Areobindus, IV. xxviii. 35
• Athens, its distance from Megara a measure of one day's journey, III. i. 17
• Attalus, made king of the Visigoths and declared emperor of the Romans by Alaric, III. ii. 28;
• of noble family, ibid.;
• his lack of discretion, III. ii. 29;
• marches with Alaric against Ravenna, ibid.;
• sends commanders alone to Libya against the advice of
• Alaric, III. ii. 30, 32;
• failure of his attempt upon Libya, ibid.;
• quarrels with Alaric, and is reduced from the kingship, III. ii. 36
• Attila, leader of the Huns, defeated by Aetius, III. iv. 24;
• overruns Europe, III. iv. 29;
• besieges and captures Aquileia; III. iv. 30 ff.
• Augustus, emperor of the West, III. vii. 15
• Aurasium, a mountain in Numidia;
• distance from Carthage, III. viii. 5, IV. xiii. 22;
• its great size, fruitful plateaus, and defences, IV. xiii. 23-25;
• source of the Abigas River there, IV. xiii. 20, xix. 11;
• adjoins First Mauretania, IV. xx. 30;
• taken by the Moors from the Vandals, III. viii. 5, IV. xiii. 26;
• its west side also held by the Moors, IV. xiii. 27;
• Moors of, ruled by Iaudas, IV. xii. 29, xiii. 1;
• Solomon marches thither, IV. xiii. 18;
• Iaudas establishes himself there, IV. xiii. 21;
• ascended by Solomon, IV. xiii. 30 ff.;
• the Romans eluded by the Moors on the mountain, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
• Solomon prepares more carefully for a second attempt, IV. xiii. 40;
• in which he succeeds completely in dislodging the Moors from there, IV. xix. 5-xx. 20;
• fortified and held by the Romans, IV. xx. 22;
• capture of Iaudas' treasure there, IV. xx. 23-29;
• fugitive Vandals return thither, IV. xiv. 19

• Babosis, place in Numidia, IV. xix. 16
• Bacchus, brother of Solomon, and father of Cyrus and Sergius, IV. xxi. 1, 19;
• father of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19, xxii. 17
• Bagaïs, a deserted city near the Abigas River, IV. xix. 7
• Bagradas River, in Libya, IV. xv. 13
• Balas, leader of the Massagetae, III. xi. 12
• Bandifer, "standard-bearer" (Latin), cf. Bandum, IV. x. 4
• Bandum, the Latin term for "standard" in Procopius' time, IV. ii. 1
• Barbaricini, name applied to the Moors in Sardinia, IV. xiii. 44
• Barbatus, commander of Roman cavalry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50;
• on the Roman right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• his death, IV. xv. 59
• Basiliscus, brother of Berine;
• commander of an expedition against the Vandals, III. vi. 2;
• his aspirations to the throne, ibid.;
• urged by Aspar to spare the Vandals, III. vi. 4;
• landing in Africa, makes a complete failure of the expedition, III. vi. 10-24, x. 2;
• returning to Byzantium, becomes a suppliant, III. vi. 26;
• saved by Berine, ibid.;
• makes himself tyrant in Byzantium, vii. 18;
• his misrule, III. vii. 19;
• sends an army under Harmatus to meet Zenon, III. vii. 20;
• becomes a suppliant, III. vii. 22;
• exiled to Cappadocia and dies, III. vii. 24, 25
• Basiliscus, son of Harmatus, III. vii. 21;
• made Caesar and then removed by Zenon, III. vii. 23
• Belisarius, Roman general; a native of "Germany," III. xi. 21;
• summoned from the East, III. ix. 25;
• ordered to be in readiness to lead the African expedition, III. x. 21;
• made commander-in-chief of the African expedition with unlimited power, III. xi. 18, 20;
• sets sail for Africa, III. xii. 2;
• punished two Massagetae for murder, III. xii. 9;
• addresses the army at Abydus, III. xii. 10-21;
• provides for the safe navigation of the fleet, III. xiii. 1-4;
• disembarks the army at Methone, III. xiii. 9 ff.;
• provides a supply of bread for the army, III. xiii. 20;
• his wife preserves the drinking water, III. xiii. 23, 24;
• sends Procopius to Syracuse to get information, III. xiv. 3 ff.;
• his anxiety regarding the Vandals and the attitude of his own soldiers, III. xiv. 1, xiv. 2;
• starts from Sicily toward Africa, III. xiv. 15;
• holds a consultation regarding disembarking on the African coast, III. xv. 1 ff.;
• disembarks the army and fortifies a camp, III. xv. 31-33;
• orders the fleet not to put in at Carthage, III. xvii. 10;
• commands five men to remain on each ship, III. xv. 36;
• punishes some of the soldiers for stealing and addresses the army, III. xvi. 1-8;
• advances with the army to Decimum, where he defeats the Vandals in an engagement, III. xvi. 9-xix. 33, xxi. 16. xxii. 14;
• captures with ease the unwalled cities of Libya, III. v. 9;
• prevents the army from entering Carthage on the evening of their arrival, III. xx. 2;
• his commands respected by the greater part of the fleet, III. xx. 15;
• enters Carthage with his army, III. xx. 17;
• exhorts the soldiers to moderation, III. xx. 18-20;
• sits upon the throne of Gelimer, III. xx. 21;
• hears and answers complaints of Carthaginian citizens, III. xx. 22, 23;
• lunches in Gelimer's palace, III. xxi. 1, 5;
• enjoys great renown by reason of the peaceful entry into Carthage, III. xxi. 8;
• his treaties with the Moors, III. xxv. 2-9, IV. viii. 11 ff., xi. 9;
• considers the repair of the fortifications of Carthage, III. xxi. 11;
• presses on the work of repairing them, III. xxiii. 19, 20;
• spares the messengers of Tzazon, III. xxiv. 6;
• and the envoys of Gelimer, III. xxiv. 17;
• takes measures to prevent desertions to the Vandals, i. 7-11;
• addresses the army, IV i. 12-25;
• defeats the Moors in the battle of Tricamarum, IV. ii. 1-iii. 18;
• attacks the Vandal camp, IV. iii. 19;
• takes measures to stop the disorder in the Roman army, IV. iv. 6-8;
• sends John the Armenian to pursue Gelimer, IV. iv. 9;
• himself follows Gelimer, IV. iv. 13;
• mourns the death of John the Armenian, IV. iv. 24;
• spares Uliaris, iv. 25;
• continues the pursuit of Gelimer, IV. iv. 26;
• leaves Pharas to besiege Gelimer, IV. iv. 28;
• sends suppliant Vandals to Carthage, IV. iv. 32;
• captures Boniface with the treasures of Gelimer, iv. 33-41;
• returns to Carthage, IV. v. 1;
• sends out armies to recover many lost provinces, IV. v. 1-10;
• makes an unsuccessful expedition to Sicily, IV. v. 11;
• writes a letter to the Goths, IV. v. 12-17;
• their reply, IV. v. 8-24;
• reports to Justinian, IV. v. 25;
• receives the report of Pharas regarding Gelimer, IV. vii. 10;
• sends Cyprian with instructions, IV. vii. 11;
• receives Gelimer at Aclas, IV. vii. 13, 14;
• reports the capture of Gelimer, IV. vii. 17;
• the victim of unjust slander, IV. viii. 1, 2;
• given choice of going to Byzantium or remaining in Carthage, IV. viii. 4;
• chooses the former IV. viii. 5;
• learns of the accusation of treason to be brought against him, IV. viii. 6, 7;
• hears the report of the uprising of the Moors, IV. viii. 22;
• leaves Solomon in charge of Libya, IV. viii. 23;
• returning to Byzantium, receives great honours, ix. 1 ff.;
• brings Vandals with him, IV. ix. 1, xiv. 17;
• pays homage to Justinian in the hippodrome, IV. ix. 12;
• later celebrates a "triumph" in the old manner, IV. ix. 15;
• becomes a consul, ibid.;
• distributes much wealth of the Vandals to the people, IV. ix. 16;
• subjugates Sicily, IV. xiv. 1;
• passes the winter in Syracuse, IV. xiv. 4, xiv. 41;
• Solomon begs him to come to Carthage from Syracuse to put down the mutiny, IV. xiv. 41, 42;
• arrives at Carthage in time to prevent its surrender, IV. xv. 9-10;
• pursues and overtakes the fugitives, IV. xv. 11, 12;
• encamps at the Bagradas River and prepares for battle, IV. xv. 13-15;
• addresses the army, IV. xv. 16-29;
• defeats Stotzas' army, IV. xv. 40 ff.;
• forbids pursuit of the enemy, but allows their camp to be plundered, IV. xv. 46, 47;
• returns to Carthage, IV. xv. 47; upon receipt of unfavourable news, sets sail for Sicily, IV. xv. 48, 49;
• Solomon sends suspected soldiers to him, IV. xix. 3;
• counted the chief cause of the defeat of the Vandals, IV. xi. 44.
• Berine, wife of the Emperor Leon, and sister of Basiliscus, III. vi. 2;
• gains clemency for Basiliscus, III. vi. 26
• Boniface, Roman general; his splendid qualities, III. iii. 14, 15;
• rival of Aetius, III. iii. 15;
• made general of all Libya, III. iii. 16;
• slandered by Aetius, III. iii. 17;
• summoned to Rome by Placidia, III. iii. 18;
• refuses to come, III. iii. 20;
• makes an alliance with the Vandals, III. iii. 22, 25;
• the true cause of his conduct discovered by his friends, III. iii. 27, 28;
• urged by Placidia to return to Rome, III. iii. 29;
• unable to persuade the Vandals to withdraw, meets them in battle and is twice defeated, III. iii. 30-35, xxi. 16;
• returns to Rome, III. iii. 36
• Boniface, the Libyan, a native of Byzacium; entrusted by Gelimer with his wealth, IV. iv. 33, 34;
• falls into the hands of Belisarius, IV. iv. 35-41
• Boriades, body-guard of Belisarius;
• sent to capture Syllectus, III. xvi. 9
• Boulla, Plain of, distance from Carthage, III. xxv. 1;
• near the boundary of Numidia, ibid.;
• the Vandals gather there, III. xix. 32, xxv. 1;
• the only territory left to the Vandals, III. xxv. 16;
• Gelimer and Tzazon meet there, III. xxv. 22;
• mutineers gather there, IV. xv. 1
• Bourgaon, mountain in Byzacium;
• battle there with the Moors, IV xii. 3 ff.
• Britain, counted in the Western empire, III. i. 18;
• revolts from the Romans, III. ii. 31;
• not recovered by the Romans, but held by tyrants, III. ii. 38
• Byzacium, a Moorish province in Libya, III. xix. 32;
• a dry region, III. xv. 34;
• the town Hermione there, III. xiv. 10;
• Moors of, defeat the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
• Moors, of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
• the home of Boniface, the Libyan, IV. iv. 33;
• Moors of, revolt, IV. viii. 9, x. 2, xii. 1, 2;
• Roman force annihilated there, IV. x. 3 ff.;
• Solomon marches thither to confront the Moors, IV. xi. 14;
• Moors of, suffer a crushing defeat, IV. xii. 21-25;
• abandoned by the Moors, IV. xii. 29;
• except those under Antalas, IV. xii. 30;
• plundered by the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 17;
• Moors gather there once more, IV. xxiii. 1;
• Himerius of Thrace commander there, IV. xxiii. 3, xxiii. 14;
• Moors march, thence against Carthage, IV. xxv. 2;
• defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46;
• subsequent battles, IV. xxviii. 47 ff.
• Byzantium, distance from the mouth of the Danube, III. i. 10;
• from Carthage, III. x. 14;
• its chief priest Epiphanius, III. xii. 2;
• natives of, as rowers in the Roman fleet, III. xi. 16

• Cabaon, a Moorish ruler, prepares to meet the Vandals, III. viii. 15-16;
• sends spies to Carthage, III. viii. 17 ff.;
• receives the report of his spies, III. viii. 24;
• prepares for the conflict, III. viii. 25, 26, IV. xi. 17;
• defeats the enemy, III. viii. 28
• Caenopolis, name of Taenarum in Procopius' time, III. xiii. 8
• Caesar, a title given to one next below the emperor in station, III. vii. 21, 23
• Caesarea, first city of "Second Mauretania," IV. xx. 31;
• situated at its eastern extremity, IV. x. 29;
• distance from Carthage, IV. v. 5;
• recovered for the Romans by Belisarius, ibid., IV. xx. 32
• Calonymus, of Alexandria, admiral of the Roman fleet, III. xi. 14;
• ordered by Belisarius not to take the fleet into Carthage, III. xvii. 16;
• enters the harbour Mandracium with a few ships, and plunders the houses along the sea, III. xx. 16;
• bound by oath to return his plunder, III. xx. 23;
• disregards his oath, but later dies of apoplexy in Byzantium, III. xx. 24, 25
• Capitolinus, see Jupiter.
• Cappadocia, Basiliscus exiled thither, III vii. 24
• Caputvada, a place on the African coast; distance from Carthage, III. xiv. 17;
• the Roman army lands there, ibid.
• Caranalis, town in Sardinia, captured
• by Tzazon, III. xxiv. 1, xxv. 10, IV. xiii. 44
• Carthage, city in Africa, founded by Dido, IV. x. 25;
• grows to be the metropolis of Libya, IV. x. 26, 27;
• captured by the Romans, IV. x. 28;
• after the Vandal occupation, its wall preserved by Gizeric, III. v. 6;
• the only city with walls in Libya, III. xv. 9;
• its defences neglected by the Vandals, III. xxi. 11, 12;
• entered by the Roman army under Belisarius, III. xx. 17, 21;
• its fortifications restored by Belisarius, III. xxiii. 19, xxiii. 20;
• besieged by Gelimer, IV. i. 3;
• by Stotzas, IV. xv. 8;
• its surrender prevented by Belisarius, IV. xv. 9, xv. 10;
• the harbours, Stagnum, III. xv. 15, xx. 15;
• and Mandracium, III. xx. 3, xx. 14, IV. xxvi. 10;
• the ship-yard Misuas, IV. xiv. 40;
• its suburb Aclas, IV. vii. 13;
• and Decimum, III. xvii. 11;
• its aqueduct, IV. i. 2;
• its hippodrome, IV. xiv. 31, xviii. 11;
• its palace, xx. 21, IV. xiv. 34, xviii. 8, xxvi. 20;
• the priest of the city, Reparatus, IV. xxvi. 24, 31;
• monastery built and fortified there by Solomon, IV. xxvi. 17;
• an ancient saying among the children there, III. xxi. 14-16;
• church of St. Cyprian, and a special annual festival in his honour, xxi. 17, 18;
• distance from Aurasium, III, viii. 5, IV. xiii. 22;
• from the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
• from Byzantium, III. x. 14;
• from Caesarea, IV. v. 5;
• from Caputvada, III. xiv. 17;
• from Decimum, III. xvii. 17;
• from Grasse, III. xvii. 8;
• from Hippo Regius, IV. iv. 26;
• from Iouce, xv. 8;
• from Membresa, IV. xv. 12;
• from Mercurium, III. vi. 10;
• from Siccaveneria, IV. xxiv. 6;
• from Stagnum, III. xv. 15, xx. 15;
• from Tebesta, IV xxi. 19;
• from Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4
• Casula (Latin), garment befitting one of humble station, IV. xxvi. 26
• Caucana, place in Sicily, III. xiv. 4, 11, 14;
• distance from Syracuse, III. xiv. 4
• Centenarium, a sum of money, so called because it "weighs one hundred pounds" (I. xxii. 4), III. vi. 2
• Centuriae, place in Numidia, IV xiii. 2
• Chalcedon, city opposite Byzantium, III. i. 8, 9;
• distance from the Phasis River, III. i. 11
• Chiliarch, III. v. 18, IV. iii. 8
• Chosroes, Persian king; Artabanes known to him, IV. xxvii. 17
• Christ, His temple in Byzantium, III. vi. 26
• Christians, persecuted by Honoric, III. viii. 3, 4, xxi. 19;
• by Gundamundus, III. viii. 7;
• courted by Trasamundus, III. viii. 9, 10;
• not troubled by Ilderic, III. ix. 1;
• Justinian reproached for not protecting them, III. x. 19;
• the church of St. Cyprian taken from them by the Vandals, III. xxi. 19;
• consoled in a dream sent by St. Cyprian, III. xxi. 21;
• recover the church of St. Cyprian, III. xxi. 25;
• in Jerusalem, receive the treasures of the temple, IV. ix. 9;
• reverence their churches and their worship, III. viii. 17, 18, 20, 24;
• their rite of baptism, III. xii. 2, IV. xxvi. 25, 28;
• their feast of Easter, IV. xiv. 7;
• if not of the orthodox faith, excluded from the church, IV. xiv. 14;
• Christian scriptures, IV. xxi. 21, xxvi. 28;
• Christian teaching, offended against by Basiliscus, III. vii. 22
• Cilicians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14
• Clipea, city in Africa, IV. x. 24
• Clypea, see Shield Mountain
• Colchis, at the end of the Black Sea, III. i. 11
• Constantina, city in Africa; distance from Gazophyla, IV. xv. 52
• Constantine the Great; division of the Roman empire dating from his time, III. i. 3;
• his enlargement of Byzantium and giving of his name to the city, ibid.
• Constantinus, chosen king by the soldiers in Britain, III. ii. 31;
• his invasion of Spain and Gaul, ibid.;
• defeated and killed in battle, III. ii. 37
• Constantius, husband of Placidia, partner in the royal power with Honorius; his brief reign and death, III. iii. 4;
• father of Valentinian, III. iii. 5
• Corsica, called Cyrnus in ancient times, IV. v. 3;
• Cyril sent thither with an army, ibid.;
• recovered for the Roman empire, IV. v. 4
• Coutzinas, a Moorish ruler, joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6;
• agrees to turn against the other Moors, IV. xxv. 2, 15;
• his further dealings with Areobindus, IV. xxv. 17, 18;
• ignorant of Antalas' knowledge of his plot, IV. xxv. 20, 21;
• separates from Antalas, and sides with Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 24;
• marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25, 27;
• in alliance with John, IV. xxviii. 50
• Cteanus, name applied to Theodorus, III. xi. 7
• Cyanean Rocks, or "Dark Blue Rocks" at the mouth of the Bosphorus, III. i. 8
• Cyprian, commander of Roman auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• sent by Belisarius to bring Gelimer from Papua, IV. vii. 11;
• Cyprian, a saint, especially reverenced at Carthage, III. xxi. 17;
• a church to him there and a festival celebrated in his honour, III. xxi. 18, 23, 25;
• sends a dream to devout Christians, III. xxi. 21
• Cypriana, a periodic storm on the African coast, III. xx. 12
• Cypriana, a festival celebrated at Carthage, in honour of Cyprian, from which the storm was named, III. xxi. 18
• Cyrene, city in Africa, marking the division between the eastern and western empires, III. i. 16
• Cyril, sent as commander of an army to Sardinia, III. xi. 1, 6;
• avoids Sardinia and sails to Carthage, III. xxiv. 19;
• sent to Sardinia and Corsica with an army, IV. v. 2, 3;
• wins them back for the empire, IV. v. 4;
• commander of auxiliaries in Numidia, IV. xv. 50;
• his death, IV. xv. 59
• Cyrnus, ancient name of Corsica, IV. v. 3
• Cyrus, son of Bacchus and brother of Sergius;
• becomes ruler of Pentapolis in Libya, IV. xxi. 1, 16;
• brother of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19;
• marches with Solomon against the Moors, ibid.

• Dalmatia, held by Marcellianus as tyrant, III. vi. 7
• Danube River, called also the Ister, III. i. 10
• Daras, city on the eastern frontier of the empire;
• home of Solomon, III. xi. 9
• December, IV. iii. 28
• Decimum, suburb of Carthage, III. xvii. 11, 17, xviii. 5, xix. 1, 14, 23, 33, xx. 6, 7, 10, xxi. 23, 24, IV. xxv. 12;
• the Vandals routed there, III. xviii. 7-11, xix. 31;
• distance from Carthage, III. xvii. 17;
• from Pedion Halon, III. xviii. 12
• Delphi, tripods first made there, III. xxi. 3
• Delphix, a word used by the Romans to designate a royal banquet room, III xxi. 2, 3;
• in the palace of Gelimer, III xxi. 5
• Dido, her emigration from Phoenicia, IV. x. 25
• Diogenes, guardsman of Belisarius;
• his notable exploit on a scouting expedition, III. xxiii. 5-18
• Dolones, the large sails on ships, III. xvii. 5
• Domesticus, a title designating a kind of confidential adviser, iv. 7, xi. 5
• Domnicus, senator, accompanies Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 2;
• at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 4;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1
• Dorotheus, general of Armenia;
• commander of auxiliaries, III xi. 5;
• his death; III. xiv. 14
• Dromon, a swift ship of war, III xi. 15, 16, xv. 36
• Dryous, city on the east coast of Italy, III. i. 9, 12
• Dyrrachium, the name of Epidamnus in Procopius' time, III. i. 16 xi. 8

• Easter, a feast of the Christians, IV. xiv. 7;
• Arians annoyed by exclusion from it, xiv. 15
• Ebusa, island in the western Mediterranean,
• so-called by the natives, III. i. 18;
• Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7
• Egypt, formerly marked the limit of Phoenicia, IV. x. 15;
• densely populated from ancient times, IV. x. 19;
• the migration of the Hebrews from there, IV. x. 13;
• the Phoenicians pass through it on their way to Libya, IV. x. 18
• Egyptians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14
• Emesa, city in Syria;
• home of Severianus, IV. xxiii. 6
• Epidamnus (Dyrrachium), city on the Ionian Sea, III. i. 16;
• home of John, III. xi. 8
• Epiphanius, chief priest of Byzantium;
• blesses the fleet, III. xii. 2
• Eruli, Roman auxiliaries in the African expedition, III. xi. 11;
• their untrustworthy character, IV. iv. 30;
• of the Arian faith, IV. xiv. 12;
• dissuade Stotzas from attacking Germanus, IV. xvii. 14, xvii. 15
• Esdilasas, a Moorish ruler;
• joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
• surrenders himself to the Romans, IV. xii. 26;
• brought to Carthage, IV. xii. 29
• Euagees, brother of Hoamer;
• imprisoned by Gelimer, III. ix. 9, 14;
• killed in prison by Ammatas, III. xvii. 12
• Eudocia, daughter of Eudoxia;
• taken captive by Gizeric, III. v. 3;
• married to Honoric, III. v. 6
• Eudoxia, daughter of Theodosius and wife of Valentinian, III. iv. 15, iv. 20;
• mother of Eudocia and Placidia, III. v. 3;
• forced to be the mistress of Maximus, III. iv. 36;
• invites Gizeric to avenge her, III. iv. 37-39;
• taken captive by Gizeric, III v. 3;
• sent to Byzantium, III. v. 6
• Eulogius, Roman envoy to Godas, III. x. 32, 33;
• returns with his reply, III. x. 34
• Europe, the continent opposite Asia, III. i. 7, xxii. 15;
• distance from Asia at different points, III. i. 7, 8;
• distance along the European side of the Euxine, III. i. 10;
• extent of the western empire in, III. i. 14;
• invaded by Alaric, III. ii. 7;
• all its wealth plundered by the Visigoths, III. ii. 13;
• overrun by Attila, III. iv. 29
• Eustratius, sent to Libya to assess the taxes, IV. viii. 25
• Eutyches, heresy of, III. vii. 22
• Euxine Sea, distance around it, III. i. 10, 11;
• receives the waters of the Phasis, III. i. 11
• Excubitori, a Latin name for "guard," IV. xii. 17

• Foederati, auxiliary troops, III. xi. 2, 3, 5, xix. 13, 14, IV. iii. 4, vii. 11, xv. 50
• Foedus (Latin) "treaty," III. xi. 4
• Franks, name used for all the Germans in Procopius' time, III. iii. 1
• Fuscias, sent as envoy to Spain by Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7 ff.

• Gadira, the strait of Gibraltar at the western extremity of the Mediterranean, III. i. 4, i. 5, xxiv. 8, IV. v. 5, v. 6;
• width of the strait, II. i. 7;
• distance from Tripolis, III. i. 14;
• and from the Ionian Sea, III. i. 15;
• marking the limit of Mauretania, IV. x. 29;
• the Vandals cross there, III. iii. 26;
• see Heracles, Pillars of
• Galatia, lands there given to Gelimer, IV. ix. 13
• Gaulus, island between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas, III. xiv. 16
• Gaul, the Visigoths retire thither, III. ii. 13, ii. 37;
• invaded by Constantius, III. ii. 31
• Gazophyla, place in Numidia, IV. xv. 62;
• distance from Constantina, ibid.;
• Roman commanders take sanctuary there, IV. xv. 59
• Geilaris, son of Genzon and father of Gelimer, III. ix. 6
• Gelimer, king of the Vandals;
• son of Geilaris, III. ix. 6;
• brother of Tzazon, III. xi. 23, xxiv. 1;
• and of Ammatas, III. xvii. 11;
• uncle of Gibamundus, III. xviii. 1;
• his character, III. ix. 7;
• encroaches upon the authority of Ilderic, III. ix. 8;
• secures the royal power, ibid.;
• allowed by the Goths to hold Lilybaeum, IV. v. 13;
• imprisons Ilderic, Hoamer, and Euagees, III. ix. 9;
• defies Justinian, and shews further cruelty to the imprisoned princes, III. ix. 14;
• replies to Justinian, III. ix. 20-23;
• Justinian prepares an expedition against him, III. x. 1 ff.;
• sends envoys to Spain, III. xxiv. 7;
• his slave Godas becomes tyrant of Sardinia, III. x. 25-27;
• sends an expedition to Sardinia, III. xi. 22, xi. 23;
• his ignorance of the approaching Roman expedition, III. xiv. 10;
• entrusts his wealth to Boniface, IV. iv. 34;
• confines Roman merchants in a dungeon in the palace, III. xx. 5, 6;
• expected by Belisarius to make an attack, III. xvii. 4;
• writes to his brother in Carthage, III. xvii. 11;
• follows the Roman army, III. xvii. 14;
• plans his attack upon the Roman army, III. xviii. 1;
• comes upon the Romans with a large force of cavalry, III. xix. 18;
• anticipates them in seizing a point of advantage, III. xix. 20-22;
• by a great blunder loses the chance of defeating the Roman armies, III. xix. 25-29;
• attacked and routed by Belisarius, III. 30, 31, xxi. 16;
• flees to the Plain of Boulla, III. xix. 32;
• Belisarius sits upon his throne, III. xx. 21;
• his banquet-hall, servants, and even food, used by the Romans, III. xxi. 1-6;
• reason for his not staying in Carthage, III. xxi. 12;
• encourages Libyan farmers to kill Roman soldiers, III. xxiii. 1-4;
• eluded by a party of Roman scouts, III. xxiii. 6-16;
• Tzazon writes to him from Sardinia, III. xxiv. 2-4;
• collects the Vandals in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
• sends a letter to Tzazon in Sardinia, III. xxv. 10-18;
• leads the Vandals against Carthage, IV. i. 1;
• cuts the aqueduct and tries to besiege the city, IV i. 2, 3;
• prepares the Vandals for battle at Tricamarum, and addresses the army, IV. ii. 8-22;
• at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 9;
• flees from the Vandals' camp, IV. iii. 20;
• pursued by John the Armenian, IV. iv. 9, iv. 14;
• and by Belisarius, IV. iv. 13, iv. 26;
• escapes his pursuers, and takes refuge on Mt. Papua, IV. iv. 26, iv. 28;
• Moors there friendly to him, IV. iv. 27;
• Pharas set to guard him, IV. iv. 28, iv. 31;
• suffers great misery on Mt. Papua, IV. vi. 4, vi. 14;
• receives a letter from Pharas, IV. vi. 15-26;
• replies with a letter, IV. vi. 27-30;
• the meaning of his strange request, IV. vi. 31-33;
• after enduring extreme suffering, is induced by a piteous sight to surrender, IV. vii. 1-6;
• writes a second time to Pharas, IV. vii. 6-9;
• Cyprian comes to Papua to take him prisoner, IV. vii. 11;
• surrenders himself, IV. vii. 12;
• meets Belisarius at Aclas, IV vii. 14;
• his unexpected laughter, IV. vii. 14-16;
• marvels at the restoration of the fortifications of Carthage by Belisarius, III. xxiii. 20, 21;
• his capture reported by Belisarius, IV. vii. 17;
• reaches Byzantium with Belisarius, ix. 1;
• a slave in Belisarius' triumph, IV. ix. 10;
• before Justinian in the hippodrome, IV. ix. 11, ix. 12;
• given lands in Galatia, but not made a patrician, IV. ix. 13, ix. 14;
• nephew of, IV. vii. 4
• Geminianus, Rock of, on Mt Aurasium, xx. 23
• Genzon, son of Gizeric;
• receives Libyan slaves, III. v. 11;
• tries to save John, III. vi. 24;
• father of Gundamundus and Trasamundus, viii. 6, 8;
• and of Geilaris, III. ix. 6;
• his death, III. viii. 1
• Gergesites, ancient people of Phoenicia, IV. x. 17;
• emigrate to Egypt and then to Libya, IV. x. 18, 19
• Gepaides, one division of the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2;
• their location, III. ii. 6
• Getic, a name sometime applied to the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2
• Gezon, a Roman infantryman, paymaster of his company, IV. xx. 12;
• scales the fortress of Toumar and leads the army to its capture, IV. xx. 13-16
• Germania, the home of Belisarius, III. xi. 21
• Germans, called Franks in Procopius' time, III. iii. 1;
• according to one account killed Gontharis, III. iii. 33
• Germanus, Roman general, nephew of Justinian;
• sent to Libya, IV. xvi. 1;
• makes a count of the loyal part of the army, IV. xvi. 3;
• wins over many mutineers by persuasion, IV. xvi. 4-6;
• prepares to meet Stotzas in battle, IV. xvi. 7;
• arrays his army for battle, IV. xvi. 10;
• addresses his troops, IV. xvi. 11-24;
• follows the mutineers into Numidia, IV. xvii. 2;
• overtaking the enemy at Scalae Veteres, prepares for battle, IV. xvii. 3-6;
• receives offers of desertion from the Moors with Stotzas, IV. xvii. 9;
• not able to trust them, IV. xvii. 10;
• Stotzas proposes to attack his division, IV. xvii. 13;
• rallies the Romans, IV. xvii. 18;
• routs the mutineers, IV. xvii. 19, 20;
• his horse killed under him, IV. xvii. 23;
• orders his men to distinguish their comrades by the countersign, IV. xvii. 22;
• captures and plunders the enemy's camp, IV. xvii. 24-29;
• tries to restore order in the army, IV. xvii. 30;
• defeats Stotzas in a second battle, IV. xvii. 34;
• learns the plot of Maximinus from Asclepiades; IV. xviii. 4;
• invites Max. to join his body-guards, IV. xviii. 5, 6;
• frustrates the attempt of Maximinus, IV. xviii. 8-15;
• examines Max. and impales him, IV. xviii. 17, 18;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1;
• false report of his coming to Carthage, IV. xxiii. 23, 25
• Gibamundus, nephew of Gelimer, III. xviii. 1;
• sent to attack the Roman army on the left, ibid.;
• his force destroyed at Pedion Halon, xviii. 12, 19, xix. 18, 19, xxv. 15
• Gizeric, king of the Vandals;
• son of Godigisclus and brother of Gontharis, III. iii. 23;
• father of Honoric, Genzon, and Theodorus, III. v. 6, 11, vi. 24;
• becomes ruler of the Vandals with his brother, III. iii. 23;
• according to one account destroyed his brother Gontharis, III. iii. 33;
• his great ability, III. iii. 24;
• invited by Boniface to share Libya, III. iii. 25;
• leads the Vandals into Libya, III. iii. 33;
• besieges Hippo Regius, III. iii. 32, 34;
• discovers Marcian among Roman captives, III. iv. 3-8;
• spares his life and makes him swear friendship to the Vandals, III. iv. 9, iv. 10;
• secures possession of Libya, III. xxi. 16, xxii. 4;
• secures his power by making a compact with Valentinian and giving his son as a hostage, III. iv. 12-14, xvi. 13;
• receives his son back, III. iv. 14;
• receives ambassadors from the Vandals who had not emigrated, III. xxii. 7;
• at first hears them with favour, but later refuses their petition, III. xxii. 9-11;
• makes an attempt on Taenarum, III. xxii. 16;
• attacks Zacynthus and brutally massacres many of the inhabitants, III. xxii. 17, 18;
• invited by Eudoxia to punish Maximus, III. iv. 38, 39;
• despoils the city of Rome, III. v. 1 ff., IV. ix. 5, 8;
• takes captive Eudoxia and her daughters, III. v. 3;
• removes the walls of Libyan cities, III. v. 8, xv. 9;
• wins ridicule thereby in later times, III. v. 9;
• destroyed all the tax records of Libya, IV. viii. 25;
• enslaves notable Libyans and takes property from others, III. v. 11, 12;
• the Vandals send an expedition against him, III. xi. 23, xiv. 9;
• killed by Tzazon, xi., xxiv. 1, 3, IV. ii. 27
• Godigisclus, leader of the Vandals in their migration, III. iii. 2, xxii. 3, 5;
• settles in Spain by agreement with Honorius, III. iii. 2;
• dies in Spain, III. ii. 23;
• father of Gontharis and Gizeric, III. ii. 23
• exempts confiscated lands from taxation, III. v. 14;
• with the Moors, makes many inroads into Roman provinces III. v. 22-25;
• Aspar urges Basiliscus to spare him, III. vi. 4;
• desires the appointment of Olyvrius as emperor of the West, III. vi. 6;
• his fear of Leon, III vi. 11;
• persuades Basiliscus to delay, III. vi. 12-16;
• destroys the Roman fleet, III. vi. 17-21;
• receives Majorinus disguised as an envoy, III. vii. 6, 7, 9, 10;
• prepares to meet the army of Majorinus, III. vii. 12;
• forms a compact with Zenon, III. vii. 26, ix. 23;
• his death and his will, III. vii. 29, 30. ix. 10, xvi. 13;
• the "law of Gizeric," III. ix. 12
• Glycerius, emperor of the West, dies after a very short reign, III. vii. 15
• Godas, a Goth, slave of Gelimer;
• sets up a tyranny in Sardinia, III. x. 25-27. xi. 22, xxv. 11;
• invites Justinian to support him, III. x. 28-31;
• receives the envoy Eulogius, III. x. 33;
• sends him back with a letter, III. x. 34;
• Gontharis, son of Godigisclus and brother of Gizeric;
• becomes ruler of the Vandals with his brother, III. ii. 23;
• his mild character, III. ii. 21;
• invited by Boniface to share Libya, III. ii. 25;
• his death, III. iii. 32, 33.
• Gontharis, body-guard of Solomon;
• sent forward against the Moors, IV. xix. 6;
• camps near the Abigas River, IV. xix. 7;
• defeated by the Moors and besieged in his camp, IV. xix. 8;
• receives support from Solomon, IV. xix. 9;
• attempts to set up a tyranny, IV. xxv. 1 ff.;
• summoned to Carthage and sent against the Moors, IV. xxv. 4, 5;
• makes an agreement with Antalas to betray the Romans, IV. xxv. 6-10;
• recalls Roman skirmishers, IV. xxv. 14;
• hears of the treasonable plan of Coutzinas, IV. xxv. 16;
• persuades Areobindus to postpone the engagement, IV. xxv. 17, xxv. 18;
• reveals the plot to Antalas, IV. xxv. 19;
• plans to kill Areobindus, IV. xxv. 22;
• persuades him to join battle with the Moors, IV. xxv. 23 ff.;
• openly sets about establishing his tyranny, xxv. 28 ff.;
• summons Athanasius, IV. xxvi. 21;
• and Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 23;
• his reception of Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 27-32;
• has him assassinated, IV. xxvi. 32, 33;
• offends Antalas by sending him the head of Areobindus, IV. xxvii. 1, xxvii. 2;
• receives the mutineers under John, IV. xxvii. 7, xxvii. 8;
• removes the wife and sister of Areobindus from the fortress, IV. xxvii. 20;
• compels Prejecta to write a false report in a letter to Justinian for his own advantage, IV. xxvii. 20-22;
• sends Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 23;
• Coutzinas sides with him, IV. xxvii. 21;
• Artabanes determines to kill him, IV. xxvii. 34;
• prepares a larger army against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 36;
• destroys many in the city, IV. xxvii. 37, xxvii. 38;
• entertains Artabanes and others at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 1 ff.;
• his murder planned by Artabanes, IV. xxviii. 6 ff;
• his death, IV. xxviii. 27-30
• Gospels, the sacred writings of the Christians; oaths taken upon them, IV. xxi. 21.
• Gothaeus, sent as envoy to Spain by Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7 ff.
• Goths, general description of the Gothic peoples, III. ii. 2 ff.;
• their migrations, III. ii. 6 ff.;
• their common religion and language, III. ii. 5;
• enter Pannonia and then settle in Thrace for a time, III. ii. 39;
• subdue the western empire, III. ii. 40;
• in Italy, Belisarius sent against them, IV. xiv. 1;
• furnish the Roman fleet a market in Sicily, III. xiv. 5;
• refuse to give up Lilybaeum, IV. v. 11;
• receive a letter of remonstrance from Belisarius, IV. v. 12-17;
• their reply, IV v. 18-24
• Grasse, a place in Libya, III. xvii. 8, xvii. 14, 17;
• its pleasant park, III. xvii. 9, xvii. 10;
• distance from Carthage, III. xvii. 8
• Greece, plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23
• Greeks, contemptuous term for the subjects of the emperor, IV. xxvii. 38
• Gregorius, nephew of Artabanes;
• with him plans the murder of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 7-9;
• urges Artabanes to carry out the plot, IV. xxvii. 10-19;
• takes his stand in the banquet-hall, IV. xxviii. 14;
• restrains Artasires, IV. xxviii. 16
• Gundamundus, son of Gezon;
• becomes king of the Vandals, III. viii. 6;
• his reign and death, III. viii. 7;
• brother of Trasamundus, III. viii. 8

• Hadrumetum, city in Libya, III. xvii. 8, IV. xxvii. 26, xxvii. 31, 33;
• taken by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 11-15;
• recovered by Paulus, a priest, IV. xxiii. 18-25, 29;
• guarded for the emperor, IV. xxvii. 6
• Harmatus, Roman General;
• marches against Zenon, III. vii. 20;
• surrenders to him, III. vii. 21;
• killed by Zenon, III. vii. 23
• Hebrews, their migration from Egypt to Palestine, IV. x. 13;
• history of the, IV. x. 17
• Hebrew Scripture, quoted by Gelimer, IV. ix. 11
• Hellespont, strait between Sestus and Abydus, III. i. 7
• Heracleia, the name of Perinthus in Procopius' time, III. xii. 6
• Heracles, wrestled with Antaeus in Clipea, IV. x. 24
• Heracles, Pillars of, Gibraltar, III. i. 5, 9, 15, 18, vii. 11, IV. x. 20
• Heraclius, defeats the Vandals in Tripolis, III. vi. 9;
• returns to Byzantium, III. vi. 25
• Hermes, called Mercury by the Romans, III. vi. 10;
• town of Hermes or Mercurium, on the coast of Libya, III. vi. 10 xvii. 15, xx. 10
• Hermione, town in Byzacium;
• distance from the coast, III. xiv. 10, xvii. 4, 11
• Hieron, near the mouth of the Bosphorus, III. i. 8
• Himerius of Thrace, commander in Byzacium; fails to unite with John, and falls into the hands of the Moors, IV. xxiii. 3-5;
• guarded by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 10;
• puts Hadrumetum into their hands, IV. xxiii. 10-15;
• escapes to Carthage, IV xxiii. 17
• Hippo Regius, a strong city of Numidia, III. iii. 31, IV. iv. 32;
• besieged by the Vandals, III. iii. 32, iii. 34;
• distance from Carthage, IV. iv. 26;
• Boniface the Libyan captured there, IV. iv. 34, 36, 39
• Hoamer, nephew of Ilderic;
• acts as his general, III. ix. 2;
• imprisoned by Gelimer, III. ix. 9;
• blinded by Gelimer, III. ix. 14, 17;
• his death, III. xvii. 12
• Honoric, son of Gizeric;
• given as a hostage to Valentinian, III. iv. 13;
• returned, iv. 14;
• marries Eudocia, III. v. 6;
• receives Libyan slaves, III v. 11;
• succeeds to the throne of the Vandals, III. viii. 1, xxi. 19;
• makes war on the Moors, III. viii. 1, 2;
• persecutes the Christians, III. viii. 3, 4;
• his death, III. viii. 5;
• father of Ilderic, III. ix. 1;
• in his reign the church of St. Cyprian taken by the Arians, III. xxi. 19
• Honorius, younger son of Theodosius;
• receives the western empire, III. i. 2, ii. 1;
• brother of Arcadius and Placidia, III. iii. 4;
• the western empire overrun by barbarians during his reign, III. ii. 1;
• retires from Rome to Ravenna, ii. 8, 9;
• accused of bringing in the Visigoths, ii. 10;
• his stupid remark upon hearing of the fall of Rome, III. ii. 25, 26;
• displaced from the throne of the western empire by Attalus, III. ii. 28;
• prepares for flight either to Libya or to Byzantium, III. ii. 32;
• his good fortune in extreme peril, III. ii. 34-37;
• allows the Vandals to settle in Spain, III. iii. 2;
• provides that they shall not acquire possession of the land, III. iii. 3;
• shares royal power with Constantius, III. iii. 4;
• his death, III. iii. 4
• Huns, see Massagetae.

• Iaudas, ruler of the Moors in Aurasium, IV. xii. 29, xxv. 2;
• the best warrior among the Moors, IV. xiii. 13;
• plunders Numidia, IV. xiii. 1;
• his combat with Althias at Tigisis, IV. xiii. 10-16;
• Solomon marches against him, IV. xiii. 18;
• accused before Solomon by other Moorish rulers, IV. xiii. 19;
• slays his father-in-law Mephanius, ibid.;
• establishes himself on Mt, Aurasium, IV. xiii. 21;
• with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
• Solomon marches against him, IV xix. 5;
• remains on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 19;
• goes up to the top of Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 21;
• escapes wounded from Toumar, IV. xx. 21;
• deposited his treasures in a tower at the Rock of Geminianus, IV. xx. 24
• Ilderic, son of Honoric,
• becomes king of the Vandals, III. ix. 1;
• an unwarlike ruler, ibid.;
• uncle of Hoamer, III. ix. 2;
• suspected plot of the Goths against him, III. ix. 4;
• on terms of special friendship with Justinian, III. ix. 5;
• makes large gifts to Apollinarius, IV. v. 8;
• allows Gelimer to encroach upon his authority, III. ix. 8;
• dethroned and imprisoned, III. ix. 8, 9, 14, 17;
• killed in prison by Ammatas, III. xvii. 11, 12;
• his sons and other offspring receive rewards from Justinian and Theodora, IV. ix. 13
• Ildiger, son-in-law of Antonina, IV. viii. 24;
• sent to Libya with an army, ibid.;
• made joint commander of Carthage with Theodoras, IV. xv. 49;
• at the battle of Scalae Veteres, xvii. 6, 19
• Illyricum, III. xi. 17, xi. 21;
• plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23
• Ionian Sea, III. i. 9, i. 12, 15, ii. 9, 11
• Ionians, as sailors in the African expedition, III. xi. 14
• Iouce, distance from Carthage, III. xv. 8
• Iourpouthes, a Moorish ruler, joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.
• Ister, called also the Danube, III. i. 10, ii. 6;
• crossed by the Goths, III. ii. 39
• Italy the brutal destruction of its cities and people by the Visigoths, III. ii. 11, ii. 12;
• invaded by Gizeric, III. v. 1 ff, 22, 23

• Jebusites, ancient people of Phoenicia, IV. x. 17;
• emigrate to Egypt and then to Libya, IV. x. 18, 19
• Jerusalem, captured by Titus, IV. ix. 5;
• Christians there receive back the treasures of the temple, IV. ix. 9
• Jews,
• their treasures brought to Byzantium by Belisarius, ix. 5;
• sent back to Jerusalem by Justinian, IV. ix. 9;
• one of them warns the Romans not to keep the treasures of the temple in Jerusalem, IV. ix. 6-8
• John the Armenian;
• financial manager of Belisarius, III. xvii. 1, xvii. 2;
• commanded to precede the Roman army, III xvii. 2, xviii. 3;
• engages with Ammatas at Decimum and defeats his force, III. xviii. 5, xviii. 6;
• pursues the fugitives to Carthage, III. xviii. 10, xix. 30;
• rejoins Belisarius, III. xix. 33;
• entrusted with the command of a skirmishing force, IV. ii. 1;
• in the centre at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 5;
• begins the fighting, IV. iii. 10, 12, 13;
• pursues Gelimer, IV, iv. 9, 14;
• killed accidentally by Uliaris, IV. iv. 18, iv. 19;
• his character, IV, iv. 20;
• cared for and buried by his soldiers, IV. iv. 22;
• mourned by Belisarius, IV. iv. 24
• John, father of Artabanes and John, of the Arsacidae, IV. xxiv. 2
• John, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• sent with an army to Caesarea, IV. v. 5
• John, a general under Basiliscus;
• his excellent fighting against the Vandals, III. vi. 22-24
• John the Cappadocian, urges Justinian not to make war on the Vandals, III. x. 7-17;
• praetorian perfect;
• supplies the army with bad bread, III. xiii. 12 ff.
• John, guardsman of Belisarius;
• sent to the Pillars of Heracles with an army, IV. v. 6
• John, a Roman soldier, chosen emperor, III. iii. 5;
• his virtues as a ruler, III. iii. 6, iii. 7;
• reduced from power by Theodosius, III. iii. 8;
• captured, brutally abused, and killed by Valentinian, III. iii. 9
• John of Epidamnus,
• commander-in-chief of infantry, III. xi. 8, IV. xvi. 2
• John, son of John, of the Arsacidae;
• sent to Libya in command of Armenians, IV. xxiv. 2;
• brother of Artabanes, IV xxiv. 15;
• his death, ibid.
• John the mutineer, succeeds Stotzas as general of the mutineers, IV. xxv. 3;
• leads the mutineers to join Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 7;
• marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25;
• does not take part in the battle, xxvii. 27;
• entertained by Pamphilus at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 5;
• taken from sanctuary, and sent to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 39, xxviii. 40
• John, brother of Pappus;
• at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 6, xvii. 16;
• made general of Libya, IV. xxviii. 45;
• his varying fortunes in fighting with the Moors, IV. xxviii. 46-51
• John, son of Sisiniolus;
• sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
• especially hostile to Sergius, IV. xxii. 3, 4;
• marches against the Moors, IV. xxiii. 2;
• fails to meet Himerius, IV. xxiii. 3-5;
• quarrels with Sergius, xxiii. 32;
• sent against Antalas and Stotzas, IV. xxiv. 6;
• meets the enemy at a great disadvantage, IV. xxiv. 8;
• his enmity against Stotzas, xxiv. 9;
• gives him a mortal wound in the battle, IV. xxiv. 11;
• his army routed by the Moors, IV xxiv. 12;
• his death, IV. xxiv. 13. 14;
• Justinian's sorrow at his death, IV. xxiv. 16
• Joseph, an imperial scribe, sent as envoy to Stotzas, IV. xv. 7;
• killed by Stotzas, IV. xv. 8
• Joshua ("Jesus"), son of ("Naues"), brings the Hebrews into Palestine, IV. x. 13;
• subjugates the country, IV. x. 14;
• mentioned in a Phoenician inscription, IV. x. 22
• Juppiter Capitolinus, temple of, in Rome, despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 4
• Justinian, succeeds his uncle Justinus as emperor, III. vii. 27;
• on terms of especial friendship with Ilderic, III. ix. 5;
• sends warning to Gelimer, III. ix. 10-13;
• sends a second warning to Gelimer, III. ix. 15-19;
• approached by Apollinarius and other Libyans seeking help for Ilderic, IV. v. 8;
• prepares to make war upon Gelimer, III. ix. 24, ix. 25;
• summons Belisarius from the East to command the African expedition, III. ix. 25;
• makes preparations for the expedition, III. x. 1 ff.;
• discouraged by John the Cappadocian, III. x. 7 ff.;
• urged by a priest to prosecute the war, III. x. 18-20;
• continues preparations III. x. 21;
• invited by Godas to support him in Sardinia, III. x. 28-31;
• sends an envoy to him, III. x. 32;
• and later an army, III. xi. 1;
• sends Valerianus and Martinus in advance of the African expedition, III xi. 24;
• despatches the expedition, III. xii. 1 ff.;
• makes an agreement with Amalasountha for a market, III. xiv. 5;
• their mutual friendship, III. xiv. 6;
• his letter to the Vandals, III. xvi. 12-14;
• never properly delivered, III. xvi. 15;
• the Goths appeal to him as arbiter, IV. v. 24;
• receives report of Belisarius regarding the dispute with the Goths, IV. v. 25;
• hears slander against Belisarius, IV. viii. 2;
• sends Solomon to test him, IV. viii. 4;
• sends the Jewish treasures back to Jerusalem, IV. ix. 9;
• receives the homage of Gelimer and of Belisarius, IV. ix. 12;
• distributes rewards to Gelimer and others, IV. ix. 13;
• sends Belisarius against the Goths in Italy, IV. xiv. 1;
• sends Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 1;
• entrusts Solomon again with the command of Libya, IV. xix. 1;
• receives a letter from Antalas, IV. xxii. 6-10;
• refuses to recall Sergius, IV. xxii. 11;
• sends Areobindus to Libya IV. xxiv. 1;
• recalls Sergius and sends him to Italy, IV. xxiv. 16;
• appoints Artabanes general of all Libya, IV. xxviii. 43;
• summons him to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 44;
• uncle of Germanus, IV. xvi. 1;
• and of Vigilantia, IV. xxiv. 3;
• the Vandals of, IV. xiv. 17;
• excluded all not of the orthodox faith from the church, IV. xiv. 14;
• years of reign noted, III. xii. 1, IV. xiv. 6, xix. 1, xxi. 1, xxviii. 41
• Justinus, Roman emperor, uncle of Justinian, III. vii. 27;
• not a vigorous or skilful ruler, III. ix. 5;
• Ilderic accused of betraying the Vandals to him, III. ix. 8

• Laribus or Laribous, city in Libya, IV. xxii. 14, xxviii. 48;
• attacked by the Moors, IV. xxii. 18-20
• Latin tongue, the, III. i. 6, IV. xiii. 33
• Laurus, a Carthaginian;
• impaled by Belisarius, IV. i. 8
• Leon, emperor of the East, v. 7;
• sends an expedition against the Vandals, III. vi. 1 ff., xx. 2;
• quarrels with Aspar, III. vi. 3;
• appoints Anthemius emperor of the West, III. vi. 5;
• wins over the tyrant Marcellianus and sends him against the Vandals in Sardinia, III. vi. 8;
• dreaded by Gizeric, III. vi. 11;
• his expedition destroyed by the Vandals, III. vi. 17 ff.;
• destroys Aspar and Ardaburius, III. vi. 27;
• his death, III. vii. 2;
• husband of Berine, III. vi. 2;
• father of Ariadne, III. vii. 2
• Leon the younger, son of Zenon and Ariadne, III. vii. 2;
• becomes emperor while an infant, III vii. 2;
• dies soon afterwards, III. vii. 3
• Leontius, son of Zaunus, sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
• fights valorously at the capture of Toumar, IV. xx. 19;
• brother of Rufinus, ibid.
• Leptes, city in Libya, III. xvii. 8
• Leptimagna, city in Tripolis;
• threatened by an army of Leuathae, IV. xxi. 2, 13, 15
• Lesbos, passed by the fugitive Vandals, IV. xiv. 18
• Leuathae, tribe of Moors;
• present demands to Sergius, IV. xxi. 2;
• their representatives received by Sergius and killed, IV. xxi. 4-10;
• come in arms against Leptimagna, IV. xxi. 12;
• routed by the Romans, xxi. 14;
• march against the Romans a second time, IV. xxi. 16;
• scorn the overtures of Solomon, IV. xxi. 20-22;
• capture Solomon, son of Bacchus, IV. xxii. 13;
• release him, IV. xxii. 16;
• besiege Laribus, IV xxii. 18;
• depart to their homes IV. xxii. 20;
• join the Moors of Byzacium against the Romans, IV. xxviii. 47
• Libya, included in "Asia," III. i. 5;
• its aborigines, IV. x. 23;
• the Phoenicians emigrate thither, IV. x. 19;
• Phoenician tongue used there, IV. x. 20;
• subjugated by the Romans, IV. x. 28;
• failure of the Visigothic king Attalus to get a foothold there, III. ii. 30, 32, 36;
• lost by Valentinian, III. iii. 12;
• occupied by the Vandals, III. iii. 26, xxii. 4;
• who remove the walls of the cities, III. v. 8, xv. 9;
• recovered for the Romans by Belisarius, III. xvi. 9 ff.;
• prospers under the rule of Solomon, IV. xix. 3, xx. 33;
• who restores the walls of the cities, IV. xix. 3, xx. 29;
• overrun by the Moors, IV. xxiii. 26-31, xxviii. 49
• Libyans, enslaved and impoverished by Gizeric, III. v. 11-13, 15-17;
• cannot trust the Vandals, III. xvi. 3;
• their sufferings at the hands of the Vandals, III. xx. 19;
• oppressed by the Moors, IV. viii. 20, xxiii. 27;
• enjoy peace at last, IV. xxviii. 52
• Liguria, the army of Majorinus halts there, III. vii. 4, 11
• Lilybaeum, a promontory of Sicily;
• presented to Amalafrida, III. viii. 13;
• Belisarius attempts unsuccessfully to take it, IV. v. 11;
• he asserts his claim, IV. v. 12 ff.;
• the claim denied by the Goths, IV. v. 19 ff.

• Massagetae, called Huns in Procopius' time, III. xi. 9;
• their love of wine, III. xii. 8;
• their custom of allowing only members of a certain family to begin a battle, III. xviii. 14;
• in the army of Aetius, III. iv. 24;
• in the African expedition of Belisarius, III. xi. 11, xii. 8-10, xvii. 3, xviii. 3, 12, 17, xix. 18, 33, IV. xiii. 2;
• their doubtful allegiance, IV. i. 5, 6, 9-11, ii. 3, iii. 7, 16;
• with the mutineers under John, IV. xxvii. 8
• Maeotic Lake, at the eastern extremity of the "Mediterranean," III. i. 4;
• limit of the Euxine, III. i. 10;
• home of the Vandals, III. iii. 1
• Majorica, island in the western Mediterranean, III. i. 18;
• Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7
• Majorinus, emperor of the West;
• makes an expedition against the Vandals, III. vii. 4-13;
• disguised as an envoy and received by Gizeric, III. vii. 8-10;
• his death, III. vii. 14
• Malea, southern promontory of the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 5
• Mammes, a place in Byzacium;
• Solomon encamps there, IV. xi. 15;
• battle fought there, IV. xi. 47-54
• Mandracium, the harbour of Carthage, III. xx. 14, 15, IV. viii. 7, xxvi. 10;
• opened to the Roman fleet, III. xx. 3;
• entered by Calonymus with a few ships, III. xx. 16
• Marcellianus, rules as independent tyrant over Dalmatia, III. vi. 7;
• won over by Leon and sent to Sardinia against the Vandals, III. vi. 8;
• destroyed by treachery, III. vi. 25
• Marcellus, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• commander-in-chief of Roman forces in Numidia, IV. xv. 50, 51;
• leads his army against Stotzas, IV. xv. 52;
• his death, IV. xv. 59
• Marcentius, commander in Byzacium;
• persuaded by Antalas to join him, IV. xxvii. 5, 6, 31
• Marcian, confidential adviser of Aspar, III. iv. 7;
• taken prisoner by Gizeric, II. iv. 2;
• his career foreshadowed by a sign, III. iv. 4-8;
• spared by Gizeric, III. iv. 9, 10;
• becomes emperor of the East, III. iv. 10, 39;
• his successful reign, III. iv. 11;
• his death, III. v. 7
• Marcian, commander of infantry, III. xi. 7
• Martinus, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6, 29;
• sent with Valerian in advance of the African expedition, III. xi. 24;
• meets the Roman fleet at Methone, III. xiii. 9;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• escapes with Solomon from the mutiny in Carthage IV. xiv. 37-40;
• sent back to Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 2
• Massonas, son of Mephanias;
• a Moorish ruler, accuses Iaudas to Solomon, IV. xiii. 19
• Mastigas, Moorish ruler, IV. xx. 31
• Mastinas, ruler of Moors in Mauretania, IV. xiii. 19
• Mauritania, occupied by the Moors, IV. x. 29;
• Moors of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
• ruled by Mastinas IV. xiii. 19;
• fugitive Vandals return thither, IV. xiv. 19;
• Iaudas retires thither, IV. xx. 21;
• "First Mauritania," called Zabe, subjugated by Solomon, IV. xx. 30;
• Stotzas comes thence to join Antalas, IV. xxii. 5;
• adjoins Numidia, III. xxv. 21;
• city of Caesarea there, IV. v. 5
• Maximinus, body-guard of Theodorus the Cappadocian;
• tries to set up a tyranny, IV. xviii. 1-3;
• upon invitation of Germanus, becomes a body-guard of his, IV. xviii. 6, 7;
• his attempt frustrated by Germanus, IV. xviii. 8-15;
• examined by Germanus and impaled, IV. xviii. 17, 18
• Maximus the elder, his tyranny, III. iv. 16;
• the festival celebrating his defeat, ibid.
• Maximus, a Roman senator, III. iv. 16;
• his wife outraged by Valentinian, III. iv. 17-22;
• plans to murder Valentinian, III. iv. 24;
• slanders and destroys Aetius, III. iv. 25-27;
• kills Valentinian, and makes himself tyrant, III. iv. 36;
• stoned to death, III. v. 2
• Medeos, city at the foot of Mt. Papua in Numidia, IV. iv. 27
• Medic garments, i.e. silk;
• called "seric" in Procopius' time, as coming from the Chinese (Seres);
• worn by the Vandals, IV. vi. 7
• Medissinissas, a Moorish ruler;
• joins in an attack upon a Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
• slays Rufinus, IV. x. 11
• Megara, its distance from Athens the measure of a one day's journey, III. i. 17
• Melanchlaenae, an old name for the Goths, ii. 2
• Melita, island between the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas (Malta), III. xiv. 16
• Membresa, city in Libya, IV. xv. 12;
• distance from Carthage, ibid.
• Menephesse, place in Byzacium, IV. xxiii. 3
• Mephanias, a Moor,
• father of Massonas, and father-in-law of Iaudas, IV. xiii. 10;
• treacherously slain by Iaudas, ibid.
• Mercurium, a town near Carthage, III. vi. 10, xvii. 15, xx. 10
• Mercurius, the Latin name for Hermes, III. vi. 10
• Methone, a town in the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 9;
• the Roman fleet stops there, III. xiii. 9-21
• Minorica, island in the western Mediterranean, III. i. 18;
• Apollinarius sent thither with an army, IV. v. 7
• Misuas, the ship-yard of Carthage, IV. xiv. 40
• Monks, their monastery in Carthage, IV. xxvi. 17
• Moors, a black race of Africa, IV. xiii. 29;
• an account of their origin in Palestine, and migration westward, IV. x. 13 ff.;
• driven away from Carthage, IV. x. 27, 28;
• possess themselves of much of Libya, IV. x. 29;
• take Mt. Aurasium from the Vandals, IV. xiii. 26, 27;
• those beyond Mt. Aurasium ruled by Ortaïas, IV xiii. 28;
• on Aurasium, ruled by laudas, IV. xii. 29, xiii. 1;
• of Mauritania, ruled by Mastinas, IV. xiii. 19;
• inhabit Mt. Papua, IV. iv. 27, vi. 19, 20;
• not merged with the Vandals, III. v. 21;
• their alliance secured by Gizeric, III. v. 22;
• make war on the Vandals, III. viii. 1, 2;
• dwelling on Mt. Aurasium, establish their independence from the Vandals, III. viii. 5;
• their wars with Gundamundus, III. viii. 7;
• inflict a great disaster upon the Vandals, III. viii. 15-28;
• of Byzacium, defeat the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
• most of them seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 2-4,
• IV. viii. 11 ff.;
• their doubtful fidelity, III. xxv. 9;
• stationed in the rear of the Vandals at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 8;
• threaten the Roman power in Tripolis, IV. v. 10;
• on Mt. Papua, drive back Pharas and his men, IV. vi. 1-3;
• of Byzacium and Numidia, rise and overrun the country, IV. viii. 20-23, x. 1, 2;
• caught by Aïgan and Rufinus in an ambush, IV. x. 5;
• in turn annihilate the Roman force, IV. x. 6 ff.;
• receive a warning letter from Solomon, IV. xi. 1-8;
• their reply, IV. xi. 9-13;
• Solomon marches against them, IV. xi. 14;
• prepare for battle at Mammes, IV. xi. 17, 18, 37-46;
• defeated by the Romans, IV. xi. 47-54;
• rise against the Romans a second time, IV. xii. 1;
• establish themselves on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 3-9;
• suffer a crushing defeat, IV. xii. 17 ff.;
• finally understand their ancient prophecy, IV. xii. 28;
• emigrate from Byzacium to Numidia, xii. 29;
• those under Antalas remain in Byzacium, IV. xii. 30;
• of Aurasium, take up arms under Iaudas, IV. xiii. 1 ff.;
• checked by Althias at the spring of Tigisis, IV. xiii. 8, 9;
• in the army of Solomon, IV. xiii. 20;
• elude Solomon on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
• Solomon prepares another expedition against them, IV. xiii. 40;
• with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
• their uncertain allegiance, IV. xvii. 9-12;
• join in the pursuit of the mutineers, IV. xvii. 31;
• on Aurasium; Solomon marches against them, IV. xix. 5;
• defeat Gontharis, IV. xix. 8;
• flood the Roman camp, IV. xix. 14;
• retire to Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 16;
• defeated by Solomon, retire to the heights of Aurasium, IV. xix. 17, 18;
• abandon the fortress of Zerboule to the Romans, IV. xix. 23-32;
• overwhelmingly defeated at Toumar, xx. 1 ff.;
• defeat the Romans under Solomon, IV. xxi. 25-28;
• gather under Antalas, IV. xxii. 5;
• tricked by Solomon the younger, IV. xxii. 12-17;
• attack Laribus, IV. xxii. 18-20;
• gathered a second time by Antalas, IV. xxiii. 1;
• capture Himerius and take Hadrumetum, IV. xxiii. 10-15;
• lose Hadrumetum, IV. xxiii. 25;
• pillage all Libya unhindered, IV. xxiii. 26-32;
• defeat the Roman army at Siccaveneria, IV. xxiv. 8-12;
• at the invitation of Gontharis, march against Carthage, IV. xxv. 1, 2;
• of Coutzinas, in the army of Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 25;
• of Byzacium, defeated by John, IV. xxviii. 46;
• with the Leuathae defeat John, IV. xxviii. 47, 48;
• routed in a third battle, IV. xxviii. 50, 51;
• of Coutzinas, in alliance with John, IV. xxviii. 50;
• in Sardinia, Solomon prepares an expedition against them, IV. xiii. 41, 45;
• sent thither by the Vandals, IV. xiii. 43;
• overrun the island, IV. xiii. 42, 44;
• called Barbaricini, IV. xiii. 44;
• their polygamy, IV. xi. 13;
• untrustworthy by nature, IV. xiii. 37, xvii. 10;
• even among themselves, IV. xxv. 16;
• suspicious toward all, IV. xxvi. 2;
• their hardiness as a nation, IV. vi. 5, 10-13;
• their reckless character, IV. viii. 10;
• their female oracles, IV. viii. 13;
• their method of cooking bread, IV. vii. 3;
• accustomed to take some women with their armies, IV. xi. 18, 19;
• undesirable allies, IV. xiii. 40;
• not practised in storming walls, IV. xxii. 20;
• not diligent in guarding captives, IV. xxiii. 17;
• the symbols of kingship among them received from the Roman emperor, III. xxv. 5-7;
• Moorish old man, guardian of Iaudas' treasures, IV. xx. 24;
• slain by a Roman soldier, IV. xx. 27;
• Moorish woman, IV. vii. 3
• Moses, leader of the Hebrews, his death, IV. x. 13

• Nepos, emperor of the West, dies after a reign of a few days, III. vii. 15
• Numidia, in Africa, adjoins Mauritania, III. xxv. 21;
• its boundary near the plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1;
• Mt. Papua on its borders, IV. iv. 27;
• includes Mt. Aurasium, III. viii. 5;
• and the city of Hippo Regius, III. iii. 31, IV. iv. 26;
• and the city of Tigisis, IV. x. 21;
• Moors of, seek alliance with the Romans, III. xxv. 3;
• plundered by the Moors, IV. viii. 9, x. 2;
• plundered by Iaudas, IV. xiii. 1, 18;
• a place of retreat for the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xv. 44, 50, xvii. 1;
• Romans retire from there, IV. xx. 30;
• Gontharis commander there, IV. xxv. 1;
• Moors of, march out against Carthage, IV. xxv. 2
• Nun ("Naues"), father of Joshua ("Jesus"), IV. x. 13, 22

• Ocean, Procopius' conception of it as encircling the earth, III. i. 4
• Olyvrius, Roman senator, husband of Placidia, III. v. 6, vi. 6;
• becomes emperor of the West; killed after a short reign, III. vii. 1
• Optio (Latin), a kind of adjutant in the Roman
• army, III. xvii. 1, IV. xx. 12
• Ortaïas, Moorish ruler beyond Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 19, 28;
• accuses Iaudas to Solomon, IV. xiii. 19;
• with the mutineers of Stotzas, IV. xvii. 8;
• his report of the country beyond his own, IV. xiii. 29

• Palatium, the imperial residence in Rome;
• said to be named from Pallas, III. xxi. 4;
• despoiled by Gizeric, III. iv. 34, IV. ix. 5
• Palestine, settlement of the Hebrews there, IV. x. 13;
• Moors emigrated therefrom, IV. x. 27
• Pallas, an "eponymous" hero, used to explain the word "Palatium," III. xxi. 4
• Pannonia, entered by the Goths, III. ii. 39
• Pappus, brother of John, IV. xvii. 6, xxviii. 45;
• commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
• on the right wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4
• Papua, mountain in Numidia, IV. iv. 27;
• Gelimer takes refuge there, IV. 26, 28;
• its ascent attempted by Pharas, IV. vi. 1;
• closely besieged, IV. iv. 28, vi. 3;
• Cyprian sent thither to receive Gelimer, IV. vii. 11
• Pasiphilus, a mutineer in the Roman army;
• active supporter of Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 21, 22, 36, 38;
• entertains John at a banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
• his death, IV. xxviii. 39
• Patrician rank, III. ii. 15, xi. 17, IV. vi. 22, xvi. 1;
• Gelimer excluded from it because of Arianism, IV. ix. 14
• Paulus, a priest of Hadrumetum;
• rescues the city from the Moors, IV. xxiii. 18-25;
• comes to Byzantium, IV. xxiii. 29
• Pedion Halon, in Libya, distance from Decimum;
• forces of Gibamundus destroyed there, III. xviii. 12
• Pegasius, friend of Solomon the younger, IV. xxii. 14, 15
• Peloponnesus, III. xi. 24, IV. xiv. 18;
• plundered by Gizeric, III. v. 23, xxii. 16
• Pentapolis, part of Libya;
• its rule falls to Cyrus, IV. xxi. 1
• Perinthus, called Heracleia in Procopius' time, xii. 6
• Persians, III. xix. 7;
• make peace with the Romans, III. i. 1, ix. 25, 26;
• Vandals fight against them IV. xiv. 18
• Peter, Roman general, accused by the Massagetae of unfair dealing, IV. i. 6
• Peter, of Thrace, body-guard of Solomon;
• at the banquet of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 3;
• looks with approval upon Artabanes' plot, IV. xxviii. 24, 28;
• with Artabanes cuts down the body-guards who remain, IV. xxviii. 33
• Pharas, leader of Eruli, in the African expedition, III. xi. 11;
• left in charge of the siege of Gelimer on Mt. Papua, IV. iv. 28, 31, vi. 1, 3;
• his correspondence with Gelimer, IV. vi. 15-30, vii. 6-9;
• learns the reasons for Gelimer's peculiar request, and fulfils it, IV. vi. 31-34;
• reports to Belisarius, IV. vii. 10;
• his good qualities, IV. iv. 29, 31;
• an uneducated man, IV. vi. 15
• Pharesmanes, father of Zaunas, IV. xix. 1, xx. 19
• Phasis River, in Colchis, III. i. 11;
• distance from Chalcedon, ibid.
• Phoenicia, its extent, IV. x. 15;
• ruled by one king in ancient times, IV. x. 16;
• home of various peoples, IV. x. 17;
• Dido's emigration therefrom, IV. x. 25;
• Phoenician tongue, spoken in Libya, IV. x. 20;
• Phoenician writing, on two stones in Numidia IV. x. 22
• Phredas, friend of Areobindus, sent by him to Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 8, 9
• Placidia, sister of Arcadius and Honorius and wife of Constantius, III. iii. 4;
• mother of Valentinian, brings him up in vicious ways, III. iii. 10;
• as regent for her son, appoints Boniface general of all Libya, III. iii. 16;
• gives ear to Aetius' slander of Boniface, III. iii. 17, 18;
• summons him to Rome, III. iii. 18;
• sends men to Boniface at Carthage, III. iii. 27;
• upon learning the truth tries to bring him back, III. iii. 28, 29;
• finally receives him back, III. iii. 36;
• her death, III. iv. 15
• Placidia, daughter of Eudoxia and wife of Olyvrius;
• taken captive by Gizeric, III. v. 3, vi. 6;
• sent to Byzantium, III. v. 6
• Pontus, see Euxine
• Praetor, III. x. 3
• Praetorian, see Prefect
• Prefect, praetorian prefect (lit. "of the court"), III. x. 3, 7, xi. 17, xiii. 12;
• of the army, "financial manager," III. xi. 17. cf. III. xv. 13, xvii. 16, IV. xvi. 2
• Prejecta, daughter of Vigilantia and wife of Areobindus, accompanies him to Libya, IV. xxiv. 3;
• placed in a fortress for her safety, IV. xxvi. 18;
• removed from the fortress by Gontharis and compelled to give a false report in a letter to Justinian, IV. xxvii. 20;
• presents a great sum of money to Artabanes, IV. xxviii. 43
• Proba, a notable woman of Rome;
• according to one account opened the gates of the city to
• Alaric, III. ii. 27
• Procopius, author of the History of the Wars;
• sails with Belisarius for Africa, III. xii. 3;
• his reassuring dream, III. xii. 3-5;
• sent by Belisarius to Syracuse to get information, III. xiv. 3, 4, 7-13;
• praised by Belisarius III. xiv. 15;
• congratulates Belisarius upon a good omen, III. xv. 35;
• escapes from Carthage with Solomon, IV. xiv. 39;
• goes to Belisarius in Syracuse, IV. xiv. 41
• Pudentius, of Tripolis;
• recovers this country for the Roman empire, III. x. 22-24, xi. 22, IV. xxi. 3;
• receives support from Belisarius, IV. v. 10;
• persuades Sergius to receive only representatives of the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 3;
• rights against the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 13, 14;
• his death, IV. xxii. 15

• Ravenna, city in Italy;
• the refuge of Honorius, III. ii. 9, 25;
• attacked by Alaric and Attalus, III. ii. 29
• Reparatus, priest of Carthage;
• sent by Gontharis to summon Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 23;
• with difficulty persuades him to come, IV. xxvi. 24-27;
• dismissed by Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 31
• Rhecimer, slays his father-in-law Anthemius, emperor of the West, III. vii. 1
• Rhine River, crossed by the Vandals, III. iii. 1
• Romans, subjects of the Roman empire, both in the East and in the West;
• mentioned constantly throughout;
• celebrate a festival commemorating the overthrow of Maximus, III. iv. 16;
• accustomed to enter subject cities in disorder, III. xxi. 9;
• require especial oaths of loyalty from body-guards of
• officers, IV. xviii. 6;
• subjugate the peoples of Libya, IV. x. 28;
• lose Libya to Gizeric and the Vandals, III. iii. 31-35;
• send an unsuccessful expedition under Basiliscus against the Vandals, III. vi. 1-24;
• make peace with the Persians, III. ix. 26;
• send a second expedition under Belisarius, III. xi. 1 ff.;
• defeat the Vandals at Decimum, III xviii. 5-19, xix. 31-33;
• at Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4 ff.;
• defeat the Moors at the battle of Mammes, IV. xi. 47-54;
• on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 19 ff.;
• and on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 5-xx. 22;
• further conflicts with the Moors, IV. xi.-xxviii.;
• poverty of the Roman soldiers, IV. iv. 3;
• their marriages with the Vandal women, IV. xiv. 8;
• and their desire for the Vandals estates, IV. xiv. 10;
• they make a mutiny, IV. xiv. 7 ff.
• Rome, abandoned by Honorius, III. ii. 8, 9;
• completely sacked by the Visigoths, III. ii. 13;
• captured by Alaric, III. ii. 14;
• sacked by Alaric, III. ii. 24;
• according to one account, was delivered over to Alaric by Proba, III. ii. 27;
• the suffering of the city during the siege of Alaric, III. ii. 27;
• despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 1 ff., IV. ix. 5
• Rome, name of a cock of the Emperor Honorius, III. ii. 26
• Rufinus, of Thrace;
• of the house of Belisarius and his standard-bearer, IV. x. 3, 4;
• commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7;
• makes a successful attack upon the Moors in Byzacium, IV. x. 5;
• his force in turn annihilated by the Moors, IV. x. 6 ff;
• captured and killed, IV. x. 10, x. 11, xi. 22
• Rufinus, son of Zaunas and brother of Leontius;
• sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1;
• fights valorously at the capture of Toumar, IV. xx. 19

• Salarian Gate, at Rome, III. ii. 17, 22
• Sallust, Roman historian, the house of, burned by Alaric, III. ii. 24
• Sarapis, commander of Roman infantry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50;
• his death, IV. xv. 59
• Sardinia, its size compared with that of Sicily, IV. xiii. 42;
• half way between Rome and Carthage, ibid.;
• recovered by the Romans from the Vandals, III. vi. 8, vi. 11;
• occupied by the tyrant Godas, III x. 26, 27;
• Gelimer sends an expedition to recover it, xi. 22, 23;
• subdued by Tzazon, III, xxiv. 1, 3, IV. ii. 25;
• avoided by Cyril, III. xxiv. 19;
• Tzazon and his men summoned thence by Gelimer, III. xxv. 10, 17, 24, 25;
• recovered for the Roman empire by Cyril, IV. v. 2, v. 4;
• Solomon sends an expedition against the Moors who had overrun the island, IV. xiii. 41-45
• Sauromatae, an old name for the Goths, III. ii. 2
• Scalae Veteres, place in Numidia, IV. xvii. 3
• Scythians, a barbarian people, III. xix. 7;
• in the army of Attila, III. iv. 24
• Scriptures of the Christians;
• Areobindus seeks to protect himself by them, xxvi. 27;
• see also Gospel, and Hebrew Scriptures
• Septem, fort at the Pillars of Heracles, III. i. 6;
• John sent thither with an army, IV. v. 6
• Sergius, son of Bacchus, and brother of Cyrus;
• becomes ruler of Tripolis in Libya, IV. xxi. 1;
• brother of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19;
• threatened by an army of Leuathae, xxi. 2;
• receives representative from them, IV. xxi. 3 ff.;
• meets them in battle, IV. xxi. 13, 14;
• retires into the city, IV. xxi. 15;
• and receives help from Solomon, IV. xxi. 16, 19;
• succeeds Solomon in the command of Libya, IV. xxii. 1;
• his misrule, xxii. 2;
• his recall demanded by Antalas, IV. xxii. 9, xxii. 10;
• Justinian refuses to recall him, IV. xxii. 11;
• appealed to by Paulus to save Hadrumetum, but does nothing, IV. xxiii. 20, xxiii. 21;
• quarrels with John, son of Sisiniolus, IV. xxii. 3; xxiii. 32;
• shares the rule of Libya with Areobindus, IV. xxiv. 4, xxiv. 5;
• departs to Numidia, IV. xxiv. 6;
• disregards Areobindus' instructions to unite with John, IV. xxiv. 7, 8;
• recalled and sent to Italy, IV. xxiv. 16, xxv. 1
• Seric, see Medic Garments, IV. vi. 7
• Sestus, city on the Hellespont, III. i. 8
• Severianus, son of Asiaticus, a Phoenician;
• his daring encounter with the Moors, IV. xxiii. 6-9;
• escapes to Carthage, IV. xxiii. 17
• Shield Mountain (Clypea), ancient fort on Aurasium, IV. xiii. 33
• Shoal's Head, see Caputvada, III. xiv. 17
• Siccaveneria, city in Libya;
• distance from Carthage, IV. xxiv. 6
• Sicily, its size compared with that of Sardinia, IV. xiii. 42;
• invaded by Gizeric, III. v. 22, 23;
• concessions given the Vandals there, III. viii. 13, IV. v. 21;
• reached by the Roman fleet, III. xiii. 22;
• expedition sent thither by Belisarius, IV. v. 11;
• claimed by the Goths, IV. v. 19;
• subjugated by Belisarius, IV. xiv. 1;
• a mutiny there causes Belisarius to return to it, IV. xv. 48, 49;
• refuge of Libyans, IV. xxiii. 28
• Sidon, city at the extremity of Phoenicia, IV. x. 15
• Sigeum, promontory on the coast of the Troad, III. xiii. 5
• Singidunum, town in the land of the Gepaides, modern Belgrade, III. ii. 6
• Sinnion, leader of the Massagetae, III. xi. 12
• Sirmium, town in the land of the Gepaides, III. ii. 6
• Sisiniolus, father of John, IV. xix. 1, xxii. 3, xxiii. 2, xxiv. 6
• Sitiphis, metropolis of "First Mauritania," IV. xx. 30
• Sittas, Roman general; slain by Artabanes, IV. xxvii. 17
• Sophia, name of the great church in Byzantium, III. vi. 26
• Solomon, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 5;
• a eunuch, III. xi. 6;
• a native of the country about Daras, III. xi. 9;
• uncle of Bacchus, IV. xxi. 1;
• sent to report Belisarius' victory to the emperor, III. xxiv. 19;
• returns to Libya, IV. viii. 4;
• left by Belisarius in charge of Libya, IV. viii. 23;
• receives reinforcements from Byzantium, IV. viii. 24;
• disturbed by the news of uprisings in Libya, IV. x. 1 ff.;
• writes to the Moorish leaders, IV. xi. 1-8;
• their reply, IV. xi. 9-13;
• moves against the Moors with his whole army, IV. xi. 14;
• addresses his troops, IV. xi. 23-36;
• inflicts a crushing defeat upon the enemy at Mammes, IV. xi. 15 ff.;
• receives word of the second Moorish uprising, and marches back, IV. xii. 2;
• wins a brilliant victory on Mt. Bourgaon, IV. xii. 3 ff.;
• moves against Iaudas, IV. xiii. 18;
• instigated against him by other Moorish leaders, IV. xiii. 19;
• encamps on the Abigas River, IV. xiii. 20;
• ascends Mt. Aurasium with few provisions, IV. xiii. 30-33;
• eluded by the Moors, IV. xiii. 35, 36;
• returns to Carthage, IV. xiii. 39;
• prepares a second expedition against Mt. Aurasium, IV. xiii. 40;
• and against Sardinia, IV. xiii. 41, 45;
• passes the winter in Carthage, IV. xiv. 4;
• opposed by the soldiers in regard to confiscated lands, IV. xiv. 10;
• plan to assassinate him, IV. xiv. 22;
• his guards implicated in the plot, IV. xiv. 23;
• failure of the conspirators to act, IV. xiv. 24-27;
• tries to win back the loyalty of his men, IV. xiv. 30;
• insulted openly, IV. xiv. 31;
• sends Theodorus to the mutineers, IV. xiv. 32;
• his enmity toward Theodorus, IV. xiv. 33;
• his acquaintances killed by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 36;
• flees to a sanctuary in the palace, IV. xiv. 37;
• joined by Martinus there, ibid.;
• they come out to the house of Theodorus, IV. xiv. 38;
• escape in a boat to Misuas, whence he sends Martinus to Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
• writes to Theodorus, and departs to Syracuse, IV. xiv. 41;
• begs Belisarius to come to Carthage, IV. xiv. 42;
• returns with him, IV. xv. 9;
• entrusted again with the command of Libya, IV. xix. 1;
• his prosperous rule, IV. xix. 3, 4, xx. 33;
• marches against Iaudas once more, IV xix. 5;
• sends Gontharis ahead, xix. 6;
• hears of the defeat of Gontharis, IV. xix. 9;
• advances to the camp of Gontharis, thence to Babosis, IV. xix. 16;
• defeats the Moors in battle, IV. xix. 17;
• plunders the plain and then returns to Zerboule, IV. xix. 20;
• which he unexpectedly captures, IV. xix. 25-31;
• his care of the water supply during the siege of Toumar, IV. xx. 3;
• addresses the army, IV. xx. 4-9;
• tries to find a point of attack, IV. xx. 10, 11;
• fortifies Mt. Aurasium against the Moors, xx. 22;
• fortifies many Libyan cities with money captured from Iaudas, IV. xix. 3, xx. 29;
• subjugates Zabe, or "First Mauritania," IV. xx. 30;
• appealed to by Sergius for help, IV. xxi. 16;
• incurs the enmity of Antalas, IV. xxi. 17, xxii. 7, 8;
• marches against the Moors, IV. xxi. 19;
• his overtures scorned by the Leuathae, IV. xxi. 20-22;
• captures some booty and refuses to distribute it to the soldiers, IV. xxi. 23, 24;
• defeated by the Moors and slain, IV. xxi. 25-28;
• Justinian's regard for him, IV. xxii. 11;
• builds and fortifies a monastery in Carthage, IV. xxvi. 17;
• standards of, recovered from the Moors, IV. xxviii. 46
• Solomon the younger, brother of Cyrus and Sergius;
• marches with Solomon against the Moors, IV. xxi. 19;
• his capture and release, IV. xxii. 12-17
• Solomon, king of the Jews, IV. ix. 7
• Sophia, temple of, in Byzantium;
• appropriateness of its name, III. vi. 26
• Spain, settled by the Vandals, III. iii. 2, 22;
• invaded by Constantinus, III. ii. 31;
• settled by the Visigoths, III. iii. 26. xxiv. 7, IV. iv. 34
• Stagnum, a harbour near Carthage, III. xv. 15;
• the Roman fleet anchors there, III. xx. 15, 16
• Stotzas, a body-guard of Martinus,
• destined not to return to Byzantium, III. xi. 30;
• chosen tyrant by the mutineers, IV. xv. 1;
• marches on Carthage, IV. xv. 2;
• invites the Vandals to join his army, IV. xv. 3, 4;
• demands the surrender of Carthage, IV. xv. 5;
• kills the envoy Joseph, and besieges Carthage, IV. xv. 8;
• addresses his troops, IV. xv. 30-39;
• defeated by Belisarius, IV. xv. 40 ff.;
• his forces gather in Numidia, IV. xv. 50;
• the Romans march against him at Gazophyla, IV. xv. 52;
• comes alone into the Roman army and addresses the soldiers, IV. xv. 53-57;
• received with favour, IV. xv. 58;
• kills the Roman commanders in a sanctuary, IV. xv. 59;
• eager to fight a battle with Germanus, IV. xvi. 8;
• approaches Carthage, hoping for defection from there, IV. xvi. 9, xvi. 10;
• his hopes falsified, IV. xvii. 1;
• defeated by Germanus at Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 3 ff.;
• escapes with a few men, IV. xvii. 24;
• hopes to renew the battle with the help of the Moors, IV. xvii. 32;
• makes his escape with difficulty, IV. xvii. 33;
• suffers another defeat, IV. xvii. 34;
• withdraws to Mauritania and marries the daughter of a Moorish chief, IV. xvii. 35;
• the end of his mutiny, ibid.; IV. xix. 3;
• joins Antalas, IV. xxii. 5, xxiii. 1;
• receives Roman captives, IV. xxiii. 10, 17;
• joins the Moors in plundering Libya, IV. xxiii. 26-31;
• Areobindus sends an army against him, IV. xxiv. 6;
• his enmity against John, xxiv. 9;
• mortally wounded by him in battle, IV. xxiv. 11;
• carried out of the battle, IV. xxiv. 12;
• his death, IV. xxiv. 14;
• succeeded by John as tyrant of the mutineers, IV. xxv. 3
• Syllectus, city in Libya, III. xvi. 9;
• captured by Belisarius' men, III. xvi. 11;
• entered by the Roman army, III. xvii. 6
• Symmachus, a Roman senator;
• accompanies Germanus to Libya, IV. xvi. 2;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 1
• Syracuse, city in Sicily, III. xiv. 13;
• its harbour Arethusa, III. xiv. 11;
• Procopius sent thither, III. xiv. 3, xiv. 7;
• Belisarius passes the winter there, IV. xiv. 4, 41;
• distance from Caucana, xiv. 4
• Taenarum, called Caenopolis in Procopius' time;
• promontory of the Peloponnesus, III. xiii. 8;
• Gizeric repulsed from there, III. xxii. 16
• Tamougadis, a city at the foot of Mt. Aurasium;
• dismantled by the Moors, IV. xiii. 26, xix. 20
• Tattimuth, sent in command of an army to Tripolis, III. x. 23;
• receives support from Belisarius, IV. v. 10
• Taulantii, a people of Illyricum, III. ii. 9
• Tebesta, city in Libya;
• distance from Carthage, IV. xxi. 19
• Terentius, Roman commander of infantry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50
• Theoderic, king of the Goths;
• gives his daughter in marriage to the king of the Vandals, and makes certain concessions in Sicily, III. viii. 11-13, IV. v. 21;
• becomes hostile to the Vandals, III. ix. 3;
• refrains from attacking them III. ix. 5;
• his death, III. xiv. 6;
• grandfather of Antalaric, ibid.;
• brother of Amalafrida, III. viii. 11, 13
• Theodora, wife of Justinian;
• distributes rewards to Gelimer and others, IV. ix. 13
• Theodorus, youngest son of Gizeric;
• his death, III. v. 11
• Theodorus, called Cteanus, commander of infantry, III. xi. 7
• Theodorus, commander of guards;
• sent to the top of Mt. Bourgaon by Solomon, IV. xii. 17;
• killed by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 35;
• his excellent qualities as a soldier, ibid.
• Theodorus, the Cappadocian;
• sent to Libya with an army, IV. viii. 24;
• sent by Solomon to quiet the mutineers, IV. xiv. 32;
• his enmity against Solomon, IV. xiv. 33;
• elected general by the mutineers, IV. xiv. 34;
• gives Solomon and Martinus dinner and helps them to escape, IV. xiv. 38;
• bidden by Solomon to take care of Carthage, IV. xiv. 41;
• refuses to surrender Carthage to Stotzas, IV. xv. 6;
• made joint ruler of Carthage with Ildiger, IV. xv. 49;
• at the battle of Scalae Veteres, IV. xvii. 6, 19;
• learns of the plot of Maximinus from Asclepiades, IV. xviii. 4
• Theodosius I, Roman emperor, father of Arcadius and Honorius, III. i. 2;
• overthrows the tyranny of Maximus, III. iv. 16
• Theodosius II, son of Arcadius;
• becomes emperor of the East, III. ii. 33, iii. 6;
• Honorius considers the possibility of finding refuge with him, III. ii. 32;
• rears Valentinian, III. iii. 5;
• makes him emperor of the West, III. iii. 8;
• sends an army against the tyrant John, ibid.;
• his death, III. iv. 39;
• succeeded by Marcian, III. iv. 2, iv. 10;
• father of Eudoxia, III. iv. 15
• Thrace, starting point of Alaric's invasion, III. ii. 7;
• the Goths settle there for a time, III. ii. 39;
• home of several Roman commanders, III. xi. 10;
• adjoins "Germania," III. xi. 21;
• royal horse-pastures there, III. xii. 6;
• home of Himerius, IV. xxiii. 3;
• and of Peter, IV. xxviii. 3
• Thessalian cape, or chlamys, III. xxv. 7
• Theodatus, king of the Goths;
• Belisarius sent against him, IV. xiv. 1
• Theudis, king of the Visigoths, IV. iv. 34;
• receives envoys from Gelimer, III. xxiv. 7-16
• Tigisis, city in Numidia, IV. x. 21;
• two Phoenician inscriptions there, IV. x. 22;
• its great spring, IV. xiii. 5
• Titus, Roman emperor, IV. ix. 2;
• his capture of Jerusalem, IV. ix. 5;
• son of Vespasian, ibid.
• Toumar, place on the summit of Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 22;
• besieged by the Romans, IV. xx. 1 ff.;
• scaled by Gezon and captured by Solomon, IV. xx. 1-20
• Trajan, Roman emperor, IV. ix. 2
• Trasamundus, brother of Gundamundus;
• becomes king of the Vandals, III. viii. 8;
• tries to win over the Christians, III. viii. 9, 10;
• asks the hand of Amalafrida, III. viii. 11;
• becomes a friend of Anastasius, III. viii. 14;
• his death, III. viii. 29
• Tricamarum, place in Libya;
• distance from Carthage, IV. ii. 4;
• Vandals defeated there, IV. iii. 1 ff., iv. 35, v. 2, 9
• Tripolis, district in Libya;
• distance from Gadira, III. i. 14;
• the Vandals there defeated by Heraclius, III. vi. 9, 11;
• Moors dwelling there, III. viii. 15;
• lost again by the Vandals, III. x. 22-24;
• Gelimer hopeless of recovering it, III. xi. 22;
• Belisarius sends an army thither, IV. v. 10;
• rule of, falls to Sergius, IV. xxi. 1;
• Leuathae come from there with a large army, IV xxviii. 47
• Troy, III. xxi. 4
• Tryphon, sent to Libya to assess the taxes, IV. viii. 25
• Tuscan Sea, separated from the Adriatic by Gaulus and Melita, III. xiv. 16;
• severity of its storms, IV. iv. 37
• Tzazon, brother of Gelimer;
• sent with an army to recover Sardinia, III. xi. 23;
• overthrows and kills Godas in Sardinia, III. xxiv. 1;
• writes to Gelimer, III. xxiv. 2-4;
• receives a letter from him, III. xxv. 10-18;
• thereupon departs for Libya, III. xxv. 19-21;
• meets Gelimer in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 24;
• addresses his troops separately, IV. ii. 23-32;
• commands the centre at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 1, 8, 10, 12;
• his death, IV. iii. 14;
• his head taken to Sardinia by Cyril, IV. v. 2, 4

• Uliaris, body-guard of Belisarius, III. xix. 23;
• his stupid action at Decimum, III. xix. 24;
• kills John the Armenian accidentally, iv. 15 ff.;
• takes refuge in a sanctuary, IV. iv. 21;
• spared by Belisarius, IV. iv. 25
• Ulitheus, trusted body-guard of Gontharis, IV. xxv. 8;
• bears messages to Antalas, IV. xxv. 8-11, 19;
• at Gontharis' order assassinates Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 32, 33, xxvii. 20;
• marches with Artabanes against Antalas, IV. xxvii. 25 ff.;
• killed by Artasires at the banquet of Gontharis, IV. xxviii. 19 ff.

• Valentinian, son of Constantius, reared by Theodosius, III. iii. 5;
• made emperor of the West, III. iii. 8;
• captures John and after brutal abuse kills him, III. iii. 9;
• his viciousness resulting from early training, III. iii. 10, 11;
• loses Libya to the empire, III. iii. 12;
• receives tribute and a hostage from Gizeric, III. iv. 13;
• returns the hostage, III. iv. 14;
• slays Aetius, III. iv. 27;
• outrages the wife of Maximus, III. iv. 16 ff.;
• slain by him, III. iv. 15, 36;
• son of Placidia, III. iii. 10;
• father of Eudocia and Placidia, III. v. 3, vi. 6;
• husband of Eudoxia, III. iv. 15;
• members of his family receive rewards from Justinian and Theodora, IV. ix. 13
• Valerian, commander of auxiliaries, III. xi. 6;
• sent with Martinus in advance of the African expedition, III. xi. 24, xi. 29;
• meets the Roman fleet at Methone, III. xiii. 9;
• on the left wing at the battle of Tricamarum, IV. iii. 4;
• Martinus sent to him in Numidia, IV. xiv. 40;
• summoned to Byzantium, IV. xix. 2
• Vandals, a Gothic people, III. ii. 2;
• whence they came into the Roman empire, III. i. 1, iii. 1 ff.;
• a portion of them left behind and lost to memory, III. xxii. 3, 13;
• settle in Spain, III. iii. 2;
• their alliance sought by Boniface, III. iii. 22, 25;
• cross from Spain into Libya, III. iii. 26;
• defeat Boniface in battle, III. iii. 31;
• besiege Hippo Regius, III. iii. 32, 34;
• defeat a second Roman army, III. iii. 35;
• secure possession of Libya, III. xxii. 4;
• send Moors to Sardinia, IV. xiii. 43;
• take the church of St. Cyprian at Carthage from the Christians, III. xxi. 19;
• invade Italy and sack Rome, III. v. 1 ff.;
• their numbers together with the Alani, III. v. 18-20;
• absorb all barbarian peoples associated with them except the Moors, III. v. 21;
• Leon sends an expedition against them, III. vi. 1 ff.;
• driven out of Sardinia by Marcellianus; III. vi. 8;
• defeated in Tripolis by Heraclius, III. vi. 9;
• lost Mt. Aurasium to the Moors, IV. xiii. 26;
• enter into an "endless peace" with the emperor Zeno, III. vii. 26;
• make war on the Moors, III. viii. 1, 2;
• suffer a great disaster at the hands of the Moors, III. viii. 15-28;
• defeated by the Moors, and become enemies of the Goths, III. ix. 3;
• defeated many times by the Moors, IV. x. 29;
• Justinian prepares an expedition against them, III. x. 1 ff.;
• lose Tripolis, III. x. 22-24;
• and Sardinia, III. x. 25-27;
• letter addressed to them by Justinian, III. xvi. 12-14;
• recover Sardinia, III. xxiv. 1;
• defeated by the Romans at Decimum, III. xviii. 1 ff.;
• greatly feared by the Roman army III. xix. 27;
• collected by Gelimer in the Plain of Boulla, III. xxv. 1 ff.;
• besiege Carthage, IV. i. 3;
• invite the Huns to join them, IV. i. 5;
• defeated by the Romans at Tricamarum, IV. ii. 4 ff.;
• taken to Byzantium by Belisarius, IV. xiv. 17;
• some of them go to the East, while the others escape to Libya, IV. xiv. 17-19;
• together with their women, sent out of Libya, IV. xix. 3;
• upon invitation of Stotzas, join the mutineers, IV. xv. 3, 4;
• accumulate great wealth in Africa, IV. iii. 26;
• not trusted by the Libyans, III. xvi. 3;
• their effeminacy as a nation, IV. vi. 5-9;
• their women, as wives of the Romans, incite them to mutiny, IV. xiv. 8, 9;
• priests of, incite Romans of Arian faith to mutiny, IV. xiv. 13;
• Vandals' estates, established by Gizeric, III. v. 12;
• Vandals of Justinian, IV. xiv. 17
• Veredarii (Latin), royal messengers, III. xvi. 12
• Vespasian, Roman emperor, father of Titus, IV. ix. 5
• Vigilantia, mother of Prejecta, and sister of Justinian, IV. xxiv. 3
• Visigoths, a Gothic people, III. ii. 2;
• their alliance with Arcadius, III. ii. 7;
• the destruction wrought by them in Italy, III. ii. 11-12;
• settle in Spain, III. iii. 26; IV. iv. 34;
• invited to form alliance with the Vandals, III. xxiv. 7

• Zabe, called "First Mauritania";
• subjugated by Solomon, IV. xx. 30
• Zacynthus, island off the coast of Greece, III. xiii. 21;
• its inhabitants the victims of Gizeric's atrocity, III. xxii. 15, 17, 18
• Zaïdus, commander of Roman infantry, III. xi. 7
• Zaunus, son of Paresmanes, and father of Leontius and Rufinus, IV. xix. 1, xx. 19
• Zeno, emperor of the East;
• husband of Ariadne, and father of Leon the younger, III. vii. 2;
• shares the empire with his infant son, III. vii. 3;
• flees into Isauria, III. vii. 18;
• gathers an army and marches against Basiliscus, III. vii. 20;
• meets Harmatus and receives the army by surrender, III. vii. 21;
• captures Basiliscus and banishes him, III. vii. 22, 24;
• becomes emperor a second time, III. vii. 23;
• kills Harmatus, ibid.;
• forms a compact with Gizeric, III. vii. 26
• Zerboule, fortress on Mt. Aurasium, IV. xix. 19, 20;
• besieged by the Romans, IV. xix. 23-27;
• abandoned by the Moors, IV. xix. 28-32