Italy and Her Invaders: pt. 1-2. The Visigothic invasion. 1892Clarendon Press, 1892 - Europe |
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Aequitius Alamanni alphabet Ammianus Antioch apparently Arian army Athanaric Augustus Balkans barbarians battle Bishop BOOK called camp campaign Cassiodorus century chief Christian Church civilisation Claudius command Constantinople Constantius Dacia Danube death Diocletian Eastern Emperor enemy Eunapius Euxine faith father favour foederati fortresses Frigeridus Fritigern frontier Gaul Gothic Goths Gratian Greek Gregory Hadrianople hand heathen Hermanric historian honour Huns Illyricum Imperial invaders invasion Italy Jordanes Jovian Julian king legions letters Master Maximus military Moesia nation Nicaea Nisibis officers Oration Ostrogoths peace perhaps persecution Persia Prefect probably Probus Procopius province purple Quadi reign Rhine river Roman Empire Rome ruin ruler Runic says Scythians seems sent shore slain soldiers sword terrible Teutonic Themistius Theodosius Thrace Tillemont tinian tion Trajan tribes troops Ulfilas Valens Valentinian victory Visigoths words xxvi xxxi Zosimus δὲ καὶ τὴν τῶν Сн
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