The history of the warres of the Emperour Justinian in eight books : of the Persian, II, Vandall, II, Gothicke, IV / written in Greek by Procopivs of Caesarea ; and Englished by Henry Holcroft, Knight.

THE CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH BOOKE OF THE GOTHICK WARRE. (Book 4)

• Chap. I. THIS Booke is a supplement of the former History. Pontus Euxinus. Honey bitter in Trapesond. The River Boas takes the name of Acampsis in the Sea. Absarus, or Ap∣syrtus, Christians. Scunia, Suania The Phasis: Jason's fleece.
• Chap. II. Mount Caucasus. The Hunnes about it. The Alans. Portae Caspiae. No Ama∣zons, but Hunnish wives, accompanying their husbands to war. The Abas∣gians cruell covetous Kings; they turne Christians. The Bruchians, Zecchians, Sagines. Sebastopolis, and Pityuntium demolished. Gothi Tetraxitae anciently Christians: Justinian sends them a Bishop, as to the Abasgians. Their first Issue upon the Empire by occasion of hun∣ting a stagg.
• Chap. III. The Caturgurian Hunnes joyne with the Goths called Tetraxites, to infest the Empire. The description from the Cimmerian straits to the mouth of the River Ister. Phasis, not Tanais, divides Europe and Asia. The Lake of Maeotis not the Mother of the Euxine Sea.

• ...Chap. IV. Cosroes desires to have Lazica, from thence to invade the Romans of Eu∣rope by land. A battell in Lazica, where Dagisthaeus defeats the Persian army, with the death of Chorsanes their Cenerall.
• Chap. V. The revolt of the Abasgians, Bessas is made Generall of Armenia. Sends John Guzes against the Abasgians; who subdues them, Apsilia revolts, and is reduced by John Guzes.
• ...Chap. VI. Anatozadus punisht by Chosroes his Father with deformity. Tribunus an honest Phifytian. Isdigunas the proud Persian is again sent Ambassador. The siege of Petra: And of the leather Rammes devised by Sabirian Hunnes.
• ...Chap. VII. Petra is taken by the valour and counsell of Bessas, and John Guzes, and by an accident of fire. The obstinate valour of the Persians in the Cittadell, where all are consumed. Bessas by this recovers his lost Reputation at Rome.
• ...Chap. VIII. Mermeroes seizes upon Lazica with an army, through the negligence and A∣varice of Bessas. He frights away a Roman army, and sits down before Ar∣chaeopolis: The Romans are perswaded by their Commanders to sally.
• Chap. IX. The Romans by a brave sally beat the Persians from Archaeopolis, and kill 4000 men. The Castle of C••taesis. Justinian buyes another five years peace by making the Romans in a manner Tributaries. Isdigunas, the Persian Am∣bassador, hath excessive presents. Extraordinary heats in the Winter.
• ...Chap. X. Uchimerium is betrayed to Mermeroes, whe is absolute Master of the Feild; and invites Gubazes to yeild, who refuses. Silk Worms are brought first by Monks out of India in their Bags. Mermeroes is re-inforced in Lazica, but does nothing.
• ...Chap. XI. Africa quiet. A Panick feare makes a Truce between the Gepaedes and Lombards. Caturgurian Hunnes invade the Empire; And the Utur∣gurians their Country, which drawes them home; and some of them are planted in the Empire, which the Uturgurians take ill.

• Chap. XII. Of the Brittians, and Varnians, who were vanquisht in Fight, and their King taken Prisoner by a valiant Maid, whom he married. A Fable of the transporting Soules into Brittia. I suppose this Brittia to be that penin∣sule of Cimbrica Chersonesus, where the Angles did inhabit before their invading Brittany.
• ...Chap. XIII. Narses is made Generall against the Goths, which was presaged by an Oxe. Totilas repents his defacing Rome. Of the Ship of Aenaeas, then a Monument in Rome. Corcyra is Phaeacia. The Ship of Ulisses, and that placed by Agamemnon at Geraestum.
• Chap. XIV. The Goths plunder Corcyra, and Epirus. The Sea-fight at Ancona, and Victory of John. Sicily is recovered by Artabanes. Justinian will heare of no accord with the Goths.
• ...Chap. XV. Theobald, the Son of Theodebert, King of the Francks, will not abandon the Goths. The Goths take Corsica, and Sardinia. The Slavonians spoile the Empire. Justinian hath a double treatie with the Lombards, and Gepaedes.
• Chap. XVI. Great Earthquakes in Greece. The Siege of Crotona is raised. Narses marches from Salonae into Italy, and comes to Ravenna His gallant Army, and his owne Virtue is described. The Fancks refuse his Army pas∣sage through Venetia; so he resolves to march by the Italian Coast, having Boats to make Bridges for his men to passe.
• Chap. XVII. A Digression of Ildigisal a Lombard, basely murthered, where they fled for refuge. Usdrilas, after his bragging Letter, is slain; and Narses passes the River at Ariminum, to meet Totilas.
• Chap. XVIII. The Armies of Totilas and Narses meet. Gallant Service done by 50. Ro∣mans, defending a Hill. The Captaines make Speeches to their Souldiers, and order the Battell.
• ...Chap. XIX. Cocas is slain in Duell by a Roman. Totilas after some Gllantry, to spin out the ••ime (his 2000. men he staid for, being come up) baegins the fight, wherein the Goths are defeated, and Totilas slain.

• Chap. XX. The Lombards are sent home. Teias is made King of the Goths. The Vengeance against Ulithus at Perusia. Rome taken by Dagistthaeus. The Victory of Narses banefull to the Roman Citizens. Ragnaris breaks his Faith concerning the yeilding of Tarentum, and is overthrown by Bacurius. Portus, Nepa, Petra-pertusa taken in. The Francks will joyne with neither side.
• Chap. XXI. The Armies prepare to fight. Of mount Vesuvius, and the torrent of fire there. The Goths flye to Mons Lactis: but being from thence starved, they give Battell, which lasted two whole daies. The miraculous Valour of Teias, who is slaine. And the Goths compounded for their Lives, and Goods, and to quit Italy.