The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.

CHAP. XIX. Concerning * 1.1 Theodoricus the Goth and what hapned at Rome under him till the times of Justinian, and, that Rome was again reduced to a Subjection to the Romans, after Vitiges had fled out of that City.

I come now to declare the affairs which were transa••••••d in Italy, and these Procopius the Rhetorician has with great accuracy ralated till his own times. After Theodoricus, as it has * 1.2 already been declared by me, had taken Rome, (having wholly vanquished Odoacer who tyran∣nized therein;) and had Governed the Roman Empire as long as he lived; Amalasuntha, who had been his Wife, undertook the † 1.3 Tutelage of ‖ 1.4 Atalarichus Son to them both, and Governed the Empire; she * 1.5 was a woman of a Masculine Spirit, and in this manner she managed affairs. This woman first incited Justinian to a desire of a Gothick War, having sent Embassadours to him, in regard a Plot was framed against her. Fur∣ther, when Atalarichus had ended his life, which he did whilst very young, * 1.6 Theodatus kinsman to Theodoricus takes upon himself the administration of the Western Empire. Who, when Justinian had sent Belisarius into the Western parts, relinquished his Government; (for being a person addicted rather to Books and Study, he was wholly unexperienced in Military affairs;) Vitiges a most warlike person being in the in∣terim Commander in chief of the Western For∣ces. From the History of the same Procopius we may extract this also, that when Belisarius arrived in Italy, Vitiges left Rome; and, that Beli∣sarius with his Army about him made his approach to Rome. Whom the Romans received most wil∣lingly, and opened their Gates to him; that ha∣ving been chiefly effected by Silverius then Pon∣tif of that City; who on this account had sent Fidelis a person that had been Assessour to Ata∣larichus. Thus the City was delivered up to Belisarius without an Engagement: and Rome was again brought to a subjection to the Romans, after [the space of] Sixty years, on the ninth of the month Apellaeus which the Latines term December, when Justinian was in the eleventh year of his Empire. The same Procopius relates also, that when the Goths besieged Rome, Beli∣sarius having a suspicion that Silverius Pontif of that City would betray it, † condemned him to * 1.7 a Deportation into Achaia; and made Vigilius Pontif in his stead.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, Theuderi∣chus.
• * 1.2

  Book 3. Chap. 27.
• † 1.3

  Gardian∣ship.
• ‖ 1.4

  Athalari∣cus.
• * 1.5

  Or, She inclined ra∣ther to a masculine gravity.
• * 1.6

  Or, Theudatus.
• * 1.7

  * Or, Car∣ried him a∣way into Greece.