Chapter 3

their king a figure-head, VI. xiv. 39, 40; decide to ask Justinian to nominate a king for them, VI. xv. 30 ff.; welcome Suartuas as king, VI. xv. 33; abandon him, VI. xv. 34, 35; submit to the Gepaedes, VI. xv. 36

Europe, the continent to the left of Gibraltar, V. xii. 1; its shape, rivers, population, etc., V. xii. 3 ff.

Euthalius, comes to Taracina with money for the Roman soldiers, VI. ii. 1; secures safe-conduct from Belisarius, VI. ii. 2 ff.; arrives safely at nightfall, VI. ii. 6, 24

Fates, called "Fata" by the Romans, V. xxv. 19, 20

Fidelius, native of Milan, V. xiv. 5; previously quaestor to Atalaric, _ibid._; envoy of the Romans to Belisarius, _ibid._; praetorian prefect, sent to Milan in company with troops, VI. xii. 27, 28; taunts the Gothic envoys, V. xx. 19, 20; killed by the Goths, VI. xii. 34, 35

Flaminian Gate, in Rome; the Goths pass out through it, V. xiv. 14; threatened by a Gothic camp, V. xix. 2; next to the Pincian, V. xix. 16, xxiii. 3; held by Constantianus, V. xix. 16; closed by Belisarius, _ibid._, VI. v. 6; not attacked by the Goths, V. xxiii. 2; guarded by Ursicinus, V. xxiii. 3; opened by Belisarius, VI. v. 8, 12

Flaminian Way, road leading northward from Rome, VI. xi. 8; the strongholds Narnia, Spolitium, and Perusia on it, VI. xi. 9

Foederati, auxiliary troops, V. v. 2

Fortune, temple of, in Rome, V. xv. 11

Franks, "modern" name for the Germans, V. xi. 29, xii. 8; account of the growth of their kingdom up to the time of Procopius, V. xii. 1-xiii. 13; their ruler Theudibert, VI. xii. 38; persuaded by Justinian to ally themselves with him, V. v. 8-10, xiii. 28; their war with the Goths, V. xi. 17, 18, 28; occupy the Visigothic portion of Gaul, V. xiii. 11, 12; invited to form alliance with Theodatus, receiving the Gothic portion of Gaul, V. xiii. 14; Vittigis advises forming of such an alliance with them, V. xiii. 19-24; make the treaty with some reserve, V. xiii. 26-28; send Burgundians as allies, VI. xii. 38; have the Suevi subject to them, V. xv. 26; the nations north of Langovilla subject to them, V. xv. 29

Gadira, the strait of Gibraltar, V. xii. 1

Gaul, extending from the Pyrenees to Liguria, V. xii. 4; separated from Liguria by the Alps, V. xii. 4, 20, VI. vii. 37; its great extent, V. xii. 5, 6; its rivers, lakes, and population, V. xii. 7-11; formerly subject to the Romans, V. xii. 9; occupied by the Goths, V. xi. 16, 28; how the Franks became established there, V. xi. 29, xii. 1 ff.; partly occupied by the Visigoths, V. xii. 12, 20; guarded by Roman soldiers, V. xii. 16; divided between the Franks and Goths, V. xii. 32, 45; really under the sway of Theoderic, V. xii. 47; divided between the Goths and Visigoths, V. xiii. 4, 5; the Visigothic portion taken over by the Franks, V. xiii. 12; Visigoths retire thence to Spain, V. xiii. 13; the Gothic portion offered to the Franks as the price of alliance with Theodatus, V. xiii. 14; held by the Goths under Marcias, V. xiii. 15, xvi. 7; threatened by the Franks, V. xiii. 16; given to them by Vittigis, V. xiii. 26, 27

Gauti, nation on the island of Thule, VI. xv. 26

Gelimer, king of the Vandals, V. v. 1, vi. 2, xxix. 8

Genoa, its location, VI. xii. 29

George, a Cappadocian, bodyguard of Martinus, conspicuous for his valour, V. xxix. 20, 21

Gepaedes, a people of southern Europe; their war with the Goths, V. iii. 15, xi. 5; their relations with the Eruli, VI. xiv. 25-27; who submit to them, VI. xv. 36

Germans, called also Franks, _q.v._

Getic, the "Getic peril," V. xxiv. 29, 30; equivalent to "Gothic," V. xxiv. 30

Gibimer, Gothic commander, stationed in Clusium, VI. xi. 1

Giselic, illegitimate son of Alaric; chosen king over the Visigoths, V. xii. 43; his death, V. xii. 46

Gladiators, VI. i. 5

Gontharis, Roman commander; occupies Albani, VI. iv. 8

Goths, used throughout to indicate the Ostro-Goths; called also "Getic," V. xxiv. 30; their fortunes previous to the war with Justinian, V. i. 1 ff.; form alliance with the Franks against the Burgundians, V. xii. 24, 25; their crafty hesitation, V. xii. 26, 27; reproached by their allies, V. xii. 31; secure a portion of Gaul, V. xii. 32; mingle with the Visigoths, V. xii. 49; divide Gaul with the Visigoths, V. xiii. 4, 5, 7, 8; remit the tribute imposed by Theoderic, V. xiii. 6; ruled formerly over the peoples north of the Ionian Gulf, V. xv. 28; led into Italy by Theoderic, V. xvi. 2, VI. xiv. 24; prevented by Amalasuntha from injuring the Romans, V. ii. 5; their leaders hostile to her, V. iii. 11; oppose her in her effort to educate Atalaric, V. ii. 8 ff.; grieve at the death of Amalasuntha, V. iv. 28; defeated in Dalmatia, V. v. 11; enter Dalmatia again, V. vii. 1 ff.; again defeated, V. vii. 27-36; garrison Naples strongly, V. viii. 5; lose Naples, V. x. 26; dissatisfied with Theodatus, declare Vittigis king, V. xi. 1, 5; their war with the Franks, V. xi. 17, 18, 28; yield Gaul to them, V. xiii. 26; withdraw from Rome, V. xi. 26, xiv. 12-14; defeat the Romans at the Mulvian bridge, V. xviii. 3 ff.; establish six camps about Rome and begin the siege, V. xix. 2-5, 11,