arms, on the death of his father, ii. 592. Is refused by St. Ambrose th
privilege of a church for him and his mother Justina, on account of their
Arian principles, iii. 97. His flight from the invasion of Maximus, 103.
Is restored by the emperor Theodosius, 119. His character, 119, 120.
His death, 121.
Valentinian III. is established emperor of the West, by his cousin Theo-
dosius the Younger, iii. 366. Is committed to the guardianship of his
mother Placidia, 367. Flies, on the invasion of Italy by Attila, 449.
Sends an embassy to Attila to purchase his retreat, 450. Murders the
patrician Etius, 454. Ravishes the wife of Petronius Maximus, 456.
His death and character, 457.
Valentinians, their confused ideas of the divinity of Jesus Christ, iv. 495,
note.
Valeria, empress, widow of Galerius, the unfortunate fate of her and her
mother, i. 487, 488.
Valerian is elected censor under the emperor Decius, i. 292. His eleva-
tion to the empire, and his character, 297, 298. Is defeated and taken
prisoner by Sapor, king of Persia, 316. His treatment, 319, note M.
His inconsistent behavior towards the Christians, ii. 52.
Vandals and Goths originally one people, i. 285. This opinion contro-
verted, 285, 286, note G. Total extirpation of the Vandals, 296, note M.
See Goths. Their successes in Spain, iii. 369, 370. Their expedition
into Africa under Genseric, 371. They raise a naval force, and invade
Italy, 459. Sack of Rome by, 463. Their naval depredations on the
coast of the Mediterranean, 486. Their conversion to the Christian
religion, 543. Persecution of the Catholics, 549, 550. Expedition of Beli-
sarius against Gelimer, iv. 121. Conquest of, 133. Their name and
distinction lost in Africa, 140, 249. Remains of their nation still found.
in Germany, 140.
Varangians of the north, origin and history of, v. 423.
Varchonites, the, subdued by the Turks, iv. 204, note M.
Varronian, the infant son of the emperor Jovian, history of, ii. 524.
Vasag, general of Arsaces Tiranus, flayed by King Sapor, ii. 577, note M.
Vataces, John, his long and prosperous reign at Nice, vi. 117–124. His
character, 141-158.
Vegetius, his remarks on the degeneracy of the Roman discipline at the
time of Theodosius the Great, ii. 129.
Veii, the siege of that city, the era of the Roman army first receiving
regular pay, i. 185. Site and ruins of, 186, note M.
Venice, foundation of that republic, iii. 446, 447, note G. Its infant state
under the exarchs of Ravenna, iv. 408. Its growth and prosperity at
the time of the fourth crusade, vi. 62-64, note M. Alliance with France,
65. Divides the Greek empire with the French, 97.
Veratius, his mode of obeying the law of the twelve tables respecting per-
sonal insults, iv. 370.
Verina, empress, the widow of Leo, deposes Zeno, iv. 4. Her turbulent
life, 5.
Verona, siege of, by Constantine the Great, i. 478. Battle of, between
Stilicho, the Roman general, and Alaric the Goth, iii. 218.
Verres, why his punishment was inadequate to his offences, iv. 375.
Vespasian, his prudence in sharing the Imperial dignity with his son
Titus, i. 90.
Vestals, Roman, their number and peculiar office, iii. 132.
Vetranio, the Roman general in Illyricum, assumes the purple, and enters
into an alliance with the Gaulish usurper Magnentius, ü. 189, 190. Is
reduced to abdicate his new dignity, 192.
Victoria exercises the government over the legions and province of Gaul,
Victory, her statue and altar, in the senate house at Rome, described,
iii. 133, 134. The senate petitions the Christian emperors to have it
restored, 134.
Vigilantius, the presbyter, is abused by St. Jerom for opposing monkish
superstition, iii. 157, note.
Vigilius, interpreter to the embassy from Theodosius the Younger to At-
tila, is privy to a scheme for the assassination of Attila, iii. 416. Is de
tected by Attila, 416.
purchases the papal chair of Belisarius and his wife, iv. 169.
stigates Justinian to resume the conquest of Italy, 265.
Vine, its progress, from the time of Homer, i. 65, 66, notes M. and W.
Virgil, his fourth eclogue interpreted into a prophecy of the coming of the
Messiah, 269, 270. Is the most ancient writer who mentions the man-
ufacture of silk, iv. 66.
Vitalian, the Gothic chief, is treacherously murdered at Constantinople,
Vitalianus, prætorian præfect under the emperor Maximin, put to death
by order of the senate, i. 207.
Vitellius, emperor, his character, i. 96, note.
Victorinus, successor of Posthumus, i. 348. His death and character, 348.
Viterbo, battle of, vi. 448.
Vitiges, general of the barbarians under Theodatus, king of Italy, is by
his troops declared king of Italy, iv. 157. He besieges Belisarius in
Rome, 159. Is forced to raise the siege, 172, 173. He is besieged by
Belisarius in Ravenna, 178. Is taken prisoner in Ravenna, 181. Con-
forms to the Athanasian faith, and is honorably settled in Asia, 181, 182.
His embassy to Chosroes, king of Persia, 219.
Vitruvius, the architect, his remarks on the buildings of Rome, iii. 265.
Vizier, derivation of that appellation, v. 121, note.
Voconian law abolished the right of female inheritance, iv. 361. How
evaded, 364.
Voltaire prefers the labarum of Constantine to the angel of Licinius, ii.
263, note. His reflections on the expenses of a siege, iii. 640, note.
Vortigern, king of South Britain, his invitation of the Saxons for assist-
ance against his enemies, iii. 616, note.
Vouti, emperor of China, his exploits against the Huns, iii. 19.
Walachians, the present, descendants from the Roman settlers in ancient
Dacia, i. 342, note.
Wales settled by British refugees from Saxon tyranny, iii. 621, 625. The
bards of, 628.
Wallia is chosen king of the Goths, iii. 311. He reduces the barbarous
invaders of Spain, 312. Is settled in Aquitain, 312.
Walter the Penniless, a leader in the first crusade, marches through Hun-
gary, v. 553, 554.
War and robbery, their difference, v. 88. Evolutions and military exercise
of the Greeks, 367. Military character of the Saracens, 370. Of the
Franks and Latins, 371.
Warburton, bishop of Gloucester, his literary character, ii. 436, note. His
labors to establish the miraculous interruption to Julian's building the
temple of Jerusalem, 439, 440, notes, vide notes G. and M.
Warna, battle of, between the sultan Amurath II. and Ladislaus, king of
Hungary and Poland, vi. 355.
Werdan, the Greek general, defeated by the Saracens at Aiznadin, v. 194,
note M.
Wenck, Mr., German edition of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire by, incomplete, vide Editor's Preface, vol. i. p. xxi. His valu-
able notes added to the present edition, and marked W.
arms, on the death of his father, ii. 592. Is refused by St. Ambrose th
privilege of a church for him and his mother Justina, on account of their
Arian principles, iii. 97. His flight from the invasion of Maximus, 103.
Is restored by the emperor Theodosius, 119. His character, 119, 120.
His death, 121.
Valentinian III. is established emperor of the West, by his cousin Theo-
dosius the Younger, iii. 366. Is committed to the guardianship of his
mother Placidia, 367. Flies, on the invasion of Italy by Attila, 449.
Sends an embassy to Attila to purchase his retreat, 450. Murders the
patrician Etius, 454. Ravishes the wife of Petronius Maximus, 456.
His death and character, 457.
Valentinians, their confused ideas of the divinity of Jesus Christ, iv. 495,
Valeria, empress, widow of Galerius, the unfortunate fate of her and her
mother, i. 487, 488.
Valerian is elected censor under the emperor Decius, i. 292. His eleva-
tion to the empire, and his character, 297, 298. Is defeated and taken
prisoner by Sapor, king of Persia, 316. His treatment, 319, note M.
His inconsistent behavior towards the Christians, ii. 52.
Vandals and Goths originally one people, i. 285. This opinion contro-
verted, 285, 286, note G. Total extirpation of the Vandals, 296, note M.
See Goths. Their successes in Spain, iii. 369, 370. Their expedition
into Africa under Genseric, 371. They raise a naval force, and invade
Italy, 459. Sack of Rome by, 463. Their naval depredations on the
coast of the Mediterranean, 486. Their conversion to the Christian
religion, 543. Persecution of the Catholics, 549, 550. Expedition of Beli-
sarius against Gelimer, iv. 121. Conquest of, 133. Their name and
distinction lost in Africa, 140, 249. Remains of their nation still found.
in Germany, 140.
Varanes. See Bahram.
Varangians of the north, origin and history of, v. 423.
Varchonites, the, subdued by the Turks, iv. 204, note M.
Varronian, the infant son of the emperor Jovian, history of, ii. 524.
Vasag, general of Arsaces Tiranus, flayed by King Sapor, ii. 577, note M.
Vataces, John, his long and prosperous reign at Nice, vi. 117–124. His
character, 141-158.
Vegetius, his remarks on the degeneracy of the Roman discipline at the
time of Theodosius the Great, ii. 129.
Veii, the siege of that city, the æra of the Roman army first receiving
regular pay, i. 185. Site and ruins of, 186, note M.
Venice, foundation of that republic, iii. 446, 447, note G. Its infant_state
under the exarchs of Ravenna, iv. 408. Its growth and prosperity at
the time of the fourth crusade, vi. 62-64, note M. Alliance with France,
65. Divides the Greek empire with the French, 97.
Veratius, his mode of obeying the law of the twelve tables respecting per-
sonal insults, iv. 370.
Verina, empress, the widow of Leo, deposes Zeno, iv. 4. Her turbulent
life, 5.
Verona, siege of, by Constantine the Great, i. 478. Battle of, between
Stilicho, the Roman general, and Alaric the Goth, iii. 218.
Verres, why his punishment was inadequate to his offences, iv. 375.
Vespasian, his prudence in sharing the Imperial dignity with his son
Titus, i. 90.
Vestals, Roman, their number and peculiar office, iii. 132.
Vetranio, the Roman general in Illyricum, assumes the purple, and enters
into an alliance with the Gaulish usurper Magnentius, ü. 189, 190. Is
reduced to abdicate his new dignity, 192.
Victoria exercises the government over the legions and province of Gaul,
Victory, her statue and altar, in the senate house at Rome, described,
iii. 133, 134. The senate petitions the Christian emperors to have it
restored, 134.
Vigilantius, the presbyter, is abused by St. Jerom for opposing monkish
superstition, iii. 157, note.
Vigilius, interpreter to the embassy from Theodosius the Younger to At-
tila, is privy to a scheme for the assassination of Attila, iii. 416. Is de
tected by Attila, *416.
purchases the papal chair of Belisarius and his wife, iv. 169. In-
stigates Justinian to resume the conquest of Italy, 265.
Vine, its progress, from the time of Homer, i. 65, 66, notes M. and W.
Virgil, his fourth eclogue interpreted into a prophecy of the coming of the
Messiah, 269, 270. Is the most ancient writer who mentions the man-
ufacture of silk, iv. 66.
Vitalian, the Gothic chief, is treacherously murdered at Constantinople,
iv. 43.
Vitalianus, prætorian præfect under the emperor Maximin, put to death
by order of the senate, i. 207.
Vitellius, emperor, his character, i. 96, note.
Victorinus, successor of Posthumus, i. 348. His death and character, 348.
Viterbo, battle of, vi. 448.
Vitiges, general of the barbarians under Theodatus, king of Italy, is by
his troops declared king of Italy, iv. 157. He besieges Belisarius in
Rome, 159. Is forced to raise the siege, 172, 173. He is besieged by
Belisarius in Ravenna, 178. Is taken prisoner in Ravenna, 181. Con-
forms to the Athanasian faith, and is honorably settled in Asia, 181, 182.
His embassy to Chosroes, king of Persia, 219.
Vitruvius, the architect, his remarks on the buildings of Rome, iii. 265.
Vizier, derivation of that appellation, v. 121, note.
Voconian law abolished the right of female inheritance, iv. 361. How
evaded, 364.
Voltaire prefers the labarum of Constantine to the angel of Licinius, ii.
263, note. His reflections on the expenses of a siege, iii. 640, note.
Vortigern, king of South Britain, his invitation of the Saxons for assist-
ance against his enemies, iii. 616, note.
Vouti, emperor of China, his exploits against the Huns, iii. 19.
Walachians, the present, descendants from the Roman settlers in ancient
Dacia, i. 342, note.
Wales settled by British refugees from Saxon tyranny, iii. 621, 625. The
bards of, 628.
Wallia is chosen king of the Goths, iii. 311. He reduces the barbarous
invaders of Spain, 312. Is settled in Aquitain, 312.
Walter the Penniless, a leader in the first crusade, marches through Hun-
gary, v. 553, 554.
War and robbery, their difference, v. 88. Evolutions and military exercise
of the Greeks, 367. Military character of the Saracens, 370. Of the
Franks and Latins, 371.
Warburton, bishop of Gloucester, his literary character, ii. 436, note. His
labors to establish the miraculous interruption to Julian's building the
temple of Jerusalem, 439, 440, notes, vide notes G. and M.
Warna, battle of, between the sultan Amurath II. and Ladislaus, king of
Hungary and Poland, vi. 355.
Werdan, the Greek general, defeated by the Saracens at Aiznadin, v. 194,
note M.
Wenck, Mr., German edition of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire by, incomplete, vide Editor's Preface, vol. i. p. xxi. His valu-
able notes added to the present edition, and marked W.
arms, on the death of his father, ii. 592. Is refused by St. Ambrose th
privilege of a church for him and his mother Justina, on account of their
Arian principles, iii. 97. His flight from the invasion of Maximus, 103.
Is restored by the emperor Theodosius, 119. His character, 119, 120.
His death, 121.
Valentinian III. is established emperor of the West, by his cousin Theo-
dosius the Younger, iii. 366. Is committed to the guardianship of his
mother Placidia, 367. Flies, on the invasion of Italy by Attila, 449.
Sends an embassy to Attila to purchase his retreat, 450. Murders the
patrician Etius, 454. Ravishes the wife of Petronius Maximus, 456.
His death and character, 457.
Valentinians, their confused ideas of the divinity of Jesus Christ, iv. 495,
note.
Valeria, empress, widow of Galerius, the unfortunate fate of her and her
mother, i. 487, 488.
Valerian is elected censor under the emperor Decius, i. 292. His eleva-
tion to the empire, and his character, 297, 298. Is defeated and taken
prisoner by Sapor, king of Persia, 316. His treatment, 319, note M.
His inconsistent behavior towards the Christians, ii. 52.
Vandals and Goths originally one people, i. 285. This opinion contro-
verted, 285, 286, note G. Total extirpation of the Vandals, 296, note M.
See Goths. Their successes in Spain, iii. 369, 370. Their expedition
into Africa under Genseric, 371. They raise a naval force, and invade
Italy, 459. Sack of Rome by, 463. Their naval depredations on the
coast of the Mediterranean, 486. Their conversion to the Christian
religion, 543. Persecution of the Catholics, 549, 550. Expedition of Beli-
sarius against Gelimer, iv. 121. Conquest of, 133. Their name and
distinction lost in Africa, 140, 249. Remains of their nation still found.
in Germany, 140.
Varangians of the north, origin and history of, v. 423.
Varchonites, the, subdued by the Turks, iv. 204, note M.
Varronian, the infant son of the emperor Jovian, history of, ii. 524.
Vasag, general of Arsaces Tiranus, flayed by King Sapor, ii. 577, note M.
Vataces, John, his long and prosperous reign at Nice, vi. 117–124. His
character, 141-158.
Vegetius, his remarks on the degeneracy of the Roman discipline at the
time of Theodosius the Great, ii. 129.
Veii, the siege of that city, the era of the Roman army first receiving
regular pay, i. 185. Site and ruins of, 186, note M.
Venice, foundation of that republic, iii. 446, 447, note G. Its infant state
under the exarchs of Ravenna, iv. 408. Its growth and prosperity at
the time of the fourth crusade, vi. 62-64, note M. Alliance with France,
65. Divides the Greek empire with the French, 97.
Veratius, his mode of obeying the law of the twelve tables respecting per-
sonal insults, iv. 370.
Verina, empress, the widow of Leo, deposes Zeno, iv. 4. Her turbulent
life, 5.
Verona, siege of, by Constantine the Great, i. 478. Battle of, between
Stilicho, the Roman general, and Alaric the Goth, iii. 218.
Verres, why his punishment was inadequate to his offences, iv. 375.
Vespasian, his prudence in sharing the Imperial dignity with his son
Titus, i. 90.
Vestals, Roman, their number and peculiar office, iii. 132.
Vetranio, the Roman general in Illyricum, assumes the purple, and enters
into an alliance with the Gaulish usurper Magnentius, i. 189, 190. Is
reduced to abdicate his new dignity, 192.
Victoria exercises the government over the legions and province of Gaul,
Victory, her statue and altar, in the senate house at Rome, described,
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