A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

ROMAN HISTORY. 1393
A.n.A.D.
Nesterius is deposed at the council of Attila pass the Danube and lay waste
Ephesus. Illyricum.
432 Cos.s. Adtius. 442 Coss. Eudoxius.
Valerius. Fl. Dioscorus.
Tbheodosii II. 25: Valentiniani III. 8. - Theodosii II. 35: Valentiniani III. 18.War between Bonifacius and Abtius. Tile Huns continue their ravages in IllyDeath of Bonifacius. ricum and Thrace.
433 Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (II.) Aug. XIV. 443 Coss. Petronius Maximus II.
Petronius Maximus. Paternus s. Paterius.
Theodosii II. 26: Valentiniani III. 9. Theodosii II. 36: Valentiniani III. 19.
434 Coss. Ariovindus. 444 Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (II.) Aug. XVIII.
Aspar. Albinus.
Theodosii lI. 27: Valentiniani 1II. 10.- Theodosii II. 37: Valentiniani III. 20.Attila and his brother Bleda become Eudocia retires to Jerusalem.
kings of the Huns. Honoria (aet. 16), the 445 Coss. Imp. Fl. Placid. Valentinianus (III.)
sister of Valentinian, is banished -from Aug. VI.
Constantinople on account of inconti- Nonins s. Nomus.
Dency: she is said in consequence to have Theodosii II. 38: Valentiniani III. 21.
written to Attila to offer herself as his 446 Coss. Aetius III.
wife, and to invite himn to invade the em- Q. Aurelius Symmachus.
pire. Theodosii II. 39: Valentiniani III. 22.Vincentius Lirinensis writes advresus In Spain, the Vandals defeat Vitus, the
Ilaereticos. Roman general, and lay waste the Roman
43I5 Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (II.) Aug. XV. dominions. The Britons beg assistance of
Imnp. Fl. Placid. Valentinianus (III.) Aetius to defend them against the Picts
Aug. IV. and Scots, but it is refused them.
Theodosii II. 28: Valentiniani 1II. II1.- 447 Coss. Callepius s. Alypius.
Peace with Genseric. Aitius defeats the Ardaburius.
Burgundians in Gaul. Theodosii II. 40: Valentiniani III. 23.43;6 Coss. Fl. Anthemius Isidorus. Attila crosses the Danube and lays waste
Senator. the provinces of the Eastern empire in
Theodosii II. 29: Valentiniani III. 12.- Europe: he penetrates as far as TherWar with the Burgundians and the Goths mopylae. Arrival of the Saxons in Britain.
in Gaul. Theodoric, king of the Goths, 448 Coss. Rufius Praetextatus Postumianus.
lays siege to Narbo. Fl. Zeno.
437 Coss. Aetius II. Theodosii II. 41: Valentiniani III. 24.Sigisbuldus. Embassies t6 and from Attila. RechiaTheodosii II. 30: Valentiniani III. 13.- rius, the king of the Suevi, ravages the
The war with the Burgundians and Goths Roman dominions in Spain.
continues. Aetius defeats the Burgun- Priscus, the Byzantine writer, accomdians, and raises the siege of Narbo. Gen- panies the embassy to Attila.
seric persecutes the Catholics in Africa. 449 Coss. Protogenes.
Valentinian comes to Constantinople and Asterius.
marries Eudoxia, the daughter of Theodo- Theodosii II. 42: Valontiniani III. 25.sius. A new embassy is sent to Constantinople.
Proclus in Athens. Council of Constantinople, which condemns
438 Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (II.) Aug. XVI. Eutyches. Council of Ephesus, which
Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus. condemns Flavianus.
Theodosii II. 31: Valentiniani II1. 14.- 450 Coss. Imp. Fl. Placid. Valentinianus (III.)
The war with the Goths continues. The Aug. VII.
Codex Theodosianus is published. Gennadius Avienus.
439 Coss. Imp. Fl. Theodosius (II.) Aug. XVII. Valentiniani III. 26: Marciani 1.- Death
Festus. of Theodosius, who left no children.
Theodosii II. 32: Valentiniani III. 15.- MARCIAN is declared emperor of the East:
Theodoric, who is besieged at Tolosa, he marries Pulcheria. Attila threatens
sallies forth and defeats Litorius, the both the Eastern and Western empires.
Roman general. Peace is made with the 451 Coss. Imp. Fl. Marcianus Aug.
Goths. Carthage is taken by Genseric. Adelphius.
Nestorius is still living in exile. Valentiniani III. 27: Marciani 2.- Attila
440 Coss. Imp. Fl. Placid. Valentinianus (III.) invades Gaul. He is defeated at Chalons
Aug. V. by Aatius and Theodoric, the king of the
Anatolius. Goths. Theodoric falls in the battle, and
Theodosii II. 33: Valentiniani III. 16. - is succeeded by his son Torismond. CounGenseric invades Sicily. cil of Chalcedon, at which Marcian was
Leo is made bishop of Rome. present.
Salvianus publishes his work De Gu- 452 Coss. Asporacius.
bernatione Dei. Fl. Herculanus.
441 Coss. Cyrus sine conlega. Valentiniani III. 28: Marciani 3. - Attila
Theodosii II. 34: Valentiniani III. 17.- invades Italy and takes Aquileia, after a
War with the Vandals, The Huns under siege of three months: after ravaging the,
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