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Index

Abandanes,
196
–
7

Aborras River,
155

Abydos,
78

Acacius,
173
–
4
,
196

Achaemenid Empire,
10

Acherontis,
223
–
4

Ad Decimum,
86
–
9

Ad Decimum, Battle of,
79
,
80
,
90
99
,
101
,
105
–
6
,
246
–
7
,
250

Adegis,
155

Adiolus,
196

Adrianople, Battle of,
3
,
22

Adriatic,
79
,
133
,
216
,
217
,
225
,
226
,
253

Aemilia,
167
–
8
,
213
,
216

Aetius,
5

Africa,
xi
,
xiv
,
4
,
6
–
7
,
243
–
4
,
249
; reconquest by Belisarius,
70
ff
revolt
113
ff
,
215
; mutiny,
118
ff

Agathias,
xv
,
237

Agila,
236

Aigan,
54
,
58
,
75
,
101
,
117

Alans,
3
–
5
,
47

Alaric,
3
–
4

Alba,
155

Albanum,
153
,
155

Albilas,
159

Alexander ‘Snips’,
202
,
205
,
207
–
8

Alexandria,
198

Aligern,
233

Al-Mundhir,
59
,
173
,
194

al-Qādisiyyah, Battle of,
243

Althias,
76
,
101

Aluith,
164

Amalafrida,
70
–
72
,
111

Amalasuintha,
71
,
73
,
79
,
107
111
ff,
132

Amazaspes,
173
–
4

Ambrus,
194

Amida,
41

Amingus the Frank,
241

Ammatus,
80
,
86
–
92
,
94
,
96
,
105

Ammianus Marcellinus,
130

Anastasius, Emperor,
9
,
16
,
27
,
41
,
67

Anastasius, grandson of Theodora
211
,
232

Ancon,
160
–
2
,
227
,
232

Andreas,
56

Aniabades,
190

Antae,
141
,
221
–
2

Anthemius,
6
,
80

Antioch,
10
,
11
,
187
; sacked by Khusrow I,
187
–
8

Antium,
140

Antonina,
17
–
19
,
78
–
9
,
90
,
97
,
114
–
17
,
153
,
155
,
179
,
188
,
192
–
4
,
199
,
219
,
226
,
228
,
230
; early life,
69
; included in African expedition,
108
–
9
; arrested by Belisarius,
193
; relationship with Theodora,
210
–
1

Apamea,
188

Apennines,
134
–
5
,
217

Apollinarius,
107

Apulia,
133
,
208
,
218

Aqua Virgo,
156

Aquileia,
5

Aquitaine,
4
–
5

Arabia,
9

Araq,
see also
Mesopotamia,
184

Aratius the Armenian,
42
,
59
,
164
,
167
,
175
,
178

Arcadius, Emperor,
1
,
8
,
39
,
41

Archaeopolis,
236

Archelaus,
75
,
87

Arethas,
59
,
62
,
173
,
188
,
191
–
2

Arian/Arianism,
8
,
20
,
70
,
99
,
119
,
210

Ariminum,
157
,
159
,
160
–
2
,
167
–
8
,
214
; siege of,
162
ff

Armenia,
39
,
41
,
59
,
74
,
173
–
4
,
189
,
192
,
243

Armenians,
47
,
208
,
225

Arsaces,
185
,
231

Artabanes,
231
,
233

Artabazes,
205
–
6

Artasires,
215

Arufus,
225

Arzes,
151

Ascan,
54
,
58
,
60
,
62

Asclepiodotus,
124
–
5

Asculum (Ascoli),
214
–
5

Asinarian Gate (Porta

Asinaria),
220

Asinarius,
114
,
135

Asise,
215

Aspar,
9

Athalaric,
111
–
12

Athanagild,
236

Athanasius,
116
,
169

Athaulf,
4

Athenodorus (guard),
146

Athyras River,
238

Attila,
5

Aurelian Gate (Porta Aurelia),
137
,
144

Auximus,
156
,
159
,
162
,
164
,
166
–
7
,
169
,
174
–
5
,
214
; siege of,
170
ff

Azarethes,
59
,
60
,
62

Azerbaijan,
180

Bagradas, River, Battle of,
120
–
1

Balas,
76
,
86
,
97

Balearic Islands,
6
,
107
,
236

Balkans,
2
ff
,
7
,
41
,
233
,
237
;
see also
Illyricum, Dalmatia, Liburnia

Barbation,
215
,
226

Barbatus,
75
,
101
,
121

Baresmanas,
57
,
59

Basilica of St Paul,
153

Basques,
6
–
7

Belisarius, early life,
19
ff
language,
20
; origins,
19
–
21
; first command,
19
ff
invades Persarmenia,
42
; personality,
44
–
5
; trains army before Dara,
45
–
6
; Battle of Dara,
53
ff
Nika riots,
68
ff
; marriage,
68
–
9
; command versus Vandals,
74
–
5
; Battle of Callinicum,
59
ff
;
route to Africa,
78
–
80
; executes Huns,
78
; policy in Africa,
85
; Battle of Ad Decimum,
9
ff
Carthage,
98
ff
; impales traitor,
99
; plotted against in Africa,
109
; made Consul
110
; ruse to capture Panormus,
115
; African mutiny,
120
; Siege of Naples,
124
; orders release of captives,
125
; fortifies Rome,
133
ff
notes similarity of Vandals and Goths,
157
; rift with Narses the Eunuch,
164
ff
; plan to relieve Ariminum
164
–
5
; guards himself against plots in Italy,
177
; offered the Kingship of the Goths,
177
ff
; analysis of Italian campaign,
180
ff
; rushes the end of the war,
181
–
2
; return to the East,
185
–
8
; Persian campaigns,
188
ff
; trains troops in East,
189
; attacks Nisibis and Sisauranon,
190
ff
; quarrel with Antonina,
192
–
4
; recalled from East by Theodora
193
; sent back by Justinian,
196
; recalled from East by Justinian,
197
ff
stripped of rank,
199
; analysis of eastern command,
199
–
201
; reappointed to Italy,
210
; fear of assassination,
210
; request to fight Persia denied,
211
;
comes sacri
stabuli,
211
; attempts to relieve siege of Rome,
218
ff
; letter to Totila,
222
; aambushed en route to Rome,
222
; retakes Rome,
223
ff
; recalled,
228
; analysis of
2
nd Italian campaign,
229
–
30
; life in Constantinople,
237
ff
; last battle,
211
ff
analysis of battle,
246
ff

Benevento, Duchy of,
243

Beneventum,
203

Berbers,
71

Bergomum,
159
,
168

Beroea,
187

Bessas,
114
,
124
,
134
,
136
,
138
–
9
,
141
,
178
,
205
–
6
,
208
,
214
–
16
,
217
,
219
–
21

Black Sea,
9
,
188
,
190

Bleschames,
191

Blues,
18
–
19
,
66
–
9

Bochas,
151

Bolum,
59

Bona,
see
Hippo Regius

Bonifatius,
72
,
80
,
105
–
7

Bononia (Bologne),
213

Boriades,
85

Boulla, Plains of,
94
,
99
,
120

Brundisium,
217
–
218
,
225

Bruttii,
218

Bruttium,
123
,
218

Bulgar Huns,
41

Burcentius,
174
–
5

bureaucracy,
13
ff

Burgh-on-Sands,
30

Burgundians, Kingdom of,
7
–
8
,
112
,
159
,
168

Burnus,
135

Butilin,
233
–
4

Buzes,
44
,
54
,
56
,
174
,
185
,
187
,
196
,
199

Byzacena,
80

Byzacium,
72
,
80
,
117
–
18

Byzantine Army,
15
ff
; analysis,
22
–
38
; lack of pay,
118
ff
,
187
,
190
,
208
,
213
,
227
,
232
; cavalry,
22
ff
especially
infantry,
llff especially
24
–
5
,
34
–
5
, siege equipment,
38