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

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whole of Lombardy, he recrosses the Alps. stroyed by the Vandals at Carthagena.
Death of Torismond and accession of Theoe Majorian concludes a treaty with Gendoric II. seric; he returns to Gaul and winters
Leo, bishop of Rome, was sent as am- there.
bassador to Attila. 46 1 Coss. Severinus.
453 Coss. Vincomalus. Dagalaiphus.
Opilio. Leonis 5: Majoriani 5. - Majorian returns
Valentinianli III. 29: Marciani 4. - Death to Italy where he is deposed and put to
of Attila and dispersion of his army. Death death by order of Ricimer, who raises
of Pulcheria. Libius Severus to the empire.
454 Coss. Ahtius. SEVERUS, emperor of the Wrest.
Studius. 462 Coss. Imp. Fl. Leo (I.) Aug. II.
Valentiniani III. 30: Marciani 5. —Abtius Imp. Lib. Severus Aug.
is slain by Valentinian. Leonis 6: Severi 2. —Genseric renews the
455 Coss. Imp. Fl. Placid. Valentinianus (III.) war and ravages Italy. Theodoric II.
Aug. VIII. renews the war in Gaul, and obtains posProcopius Anthemius qui postea Imp. session of Narbo.
Aug. app. e. 463 CGoss. Fl. Caecina Basilius.
Marciani 6. - Valentinian is slain in March Vivianus.
by Petronius Maximuos, whose wife he Leonis 7: Severi 3. -Theodoric II. attempts
had violated. to obtain possession of the whole of the
MAxImus is proclaimed emperor of the West, Roman dominion in Gaul, but is defeated
but is slain in July, when Genseric was by Aegidius. Theodoric rules over the
approaching Rome. Genseric takes and greater part of Spain.
plunders Rom1e. 464 Coss. Rusticus.
AVITUS is proclaimed in Gaul emperor of Fl. Anicius Olybrius.
the West, in July, through the means of Leonis 8: Severi 4. - Death of Aegidius.
Theodoric II., king of the Goths. 465 Goss. Fl. Basiliscus.
Leo intercedes with Genseric. Herminericus s. Arminericus.
456 Coss. Varanes. Leonis 9. - Death of Severus. No emperor
Joannes. of the West is appointed for this and the
Marciani 7. —Theodoric invades Spain, con- following year: Ricimer keeps the power
quers the Suevi, and kills their king Re- in his own hands.
chiarius. Ricimer, the commander of 466 Coss. Imp. Fl. Leo (I.) Aug. III.
Avitus, gains a naval victory over Gen- (Tatianus.)
seric. Avitus is deposed by means of Pi- Leonis 10. - Theodoric II. is slain by his
cimer. brother Euric, who succeeds him.
Sidonius Apollinaris, the son-in-law of 467 ( Lss. Pusaeus.
Avitus, writes his Panegyricus Avito. Joannes.
457 Coss. Fl. Constantinus. Loonis 11: Anthemii 1. - Ricimer applies
Rufus. to Leo to appoint an emperor of the West:
Leonis 1: Majoriani i.- Death of Marcian Leo appoints Procopins Anthermius.
at the beginning of the year. ANTsHE1smUS, emperor of the West. I-Ie
LEo T., emperor of the East, is raised to the gives his daughter in marriage to Ricinler.
empire by Aspar. Sidonius Apollinaris comes to Rome.
MAJORIAN, emperor of the West, is raised 468 COss. Imp. Proc. Anthenmius Aug. II. sine
to the empire by Ricimer. conlega.
458 Coss. Imp. Fl. Leo (I.) Aug. Leonis 12: Anthemii 2. - War with CenImp. Jul. Majorianus Aug. seric. The Roman forces land in Afirica,
Leonis 2: Majoriani 2. - The Vandals land but the expeditionfails through the misconin Africa and are defeated. Naval pre- duct of Basiliscus.
parations of Majorian against the Van- Sidonius Apollinaris writes his Pansedals. Majorian crosses the Alps in the gyyricus Antlienzio bis Consuli.
winter, in order to settle the affairs of 469 Coss. Fl. Marcianus.
Gaul before invading Africa. Earthquake Fl. Zeno (qui plostea Imp. Caes. Aug.
at Antioch. Accession of Firoze, or Pe- app. est.)
roses, as a king of Persia. Leonis 13: Anthemii 3.-Zeno, the Isaurian,
Sidonius Apollinaris addresses his Pane- afterwards the emperor, marries Ariadne,
gy-icUs Majoriano. the daughter of Leo. This excites the
459 Coss. Patricius. jealousy of the powerful minister Aspar.
Fl. Ricimer. 470 Coss. Jordanes.
Leonis 3: Majoriani 3. - Majorian defeats Severus.
Theodoric II., king of the Goths; peace Leonis 14: Anthemii 4. — Euric, king of
is concluded between Majorian and Theo- the Visigoths, takes Arelate and Massilia,
doric. and defeats the Britons, who had come
460 Coss. Magnus. to the assistance of the provincials.
Apollonius. 471 Coss. Imp. Fl. Leo (I.) Aug. IV.
Leonis 4: Majoriani 4. - Majorian marches Anicius Probianus.
into Spain, intending to pass over into Leonis 15: Anthemii 5.- Aspar is slain by
Africa; but his ileet is completely de- order of Leo.