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LECTURE CXXIV.
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Caracalla, continued .......................................................... 268
M. Opilius Macrinus.......................................................... 270
Elagabalus .................................................................... 2'1
Alexander Severus............................................................ 2?3
LECTURE CXXV.
RestorationofthePersianempire ............................................ 276
War of Ardshir with the Romans ............................................ 277
Alexander Severus and his death ............................................ 278
Maximinus .................................................................... 279
TheGordians.................................................................. 281
Maximus Pupienus and Caelius Balbinus.................................... 283
Gordian IIL .................................................................. 283
LECTURE CXXVL
Gordian III., continued ...................................................... 284
M. Julius Philippus .......................................................... 284
Decius and his persecution of the Christians.................................. 285
Extent of the Christian religion at the time.................................. 286
State of the population........................................................ 287
Stateoftheartsandofliterature ............................................ 288
The Franks, Suabians, and Goths............................................ 290
LECTURE CXXVIL
The invasion of the Goths and defeat of Decius.............................. 291
Gallus Trebonianus............................................................ 292
Hostilianus .................................................................... 292
Aemilius Aemiliauus.......................................................... 292
P. Licinius Valerianus ........................................................ 293
Gallienus ...................................................................... 293
Palmyra........................................................................ 295
The so-called Thirty Tyrants ................................................ 295
The Gallic empire............................... 296
Aureolus and defeat of Gallienus ............................................ 298
M. Aurelius Claudius Gothicus .............................................. 298
L. Domitius Aurelianus ...................................................... 299
LECTURE CXXVIII.
L. Domitius Aurelianus, continued .......................................... 299
Defeat of Zenobia.............................................................. 300
Gaul............................................................................ 301
The Germans.................................................................. 301
M. Claudius Tacitus .......................................................... 302
M. Annius Florianus.......................................................... 303
M. Aurelius Probus........................................................ 303
M. Aurelius Carus ............................................................ 304
Carinus and Numerianus...................................................... 305
Arrius Aper.................................................................... 305
C. Valerius Diocletianus...................................................... 305
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LECTURE CXXIX.
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Condition of the empire, literature, and art, in the reign of Diocletian...... 307
Regulations of Diocletian...................................................... 309
Maximian...................................................................... 309
Constantius and Galerius...................................................... 312
Constantine the Great ........................................................ 313
LECTURE CXXX.
Six Augusti at once .......................................................... 313
Constantine survives them all, and the empire is re-united under him...... 315
Hisgovernment................................................................ 316
His Christianity................................................................ 318
Death of Crispus .............................................................. 319
Fausta.......................................................................... 319
Constantine’s division of the empire and his death .......................... 319
LECTURE CXXXL
Will of Constantine............................................................ 320
Constantinus—Constans—Constantius ...................................... 321
Magnentius—Vetranio—Gallus, Julian...................................... 322
Julian’s success in Gaul and Germany ...................................... 323
Julian proclaimed emperor.................................................... 324
Death of Constantius..................... 324
Persecution of the Homoousii.................................................. 324
LECTURE CXXXII.
Julian as an author............................................................ 325
His efforts against Christianity................................................ 325
Insurrection at Antioch ...................................................... 327
War against the Persians...................................................... 327
Julian’s death.................................................................. 329
Jovian.......................................................................... 329
LECTURE CXXXIII.
Jovian, continued.............................................................. 329
Valentinian I................................................................... 330
Valens.......................................................................... 330
Gratian ........................................................................ 331
Invasion of the Goths and Huns.............................................. 331
Admission of the Goths into the empire...................................... 332
Insurrection at Marcianopolis ................................................ 332
Battle of Adrianople ................................... 333
Theodosius, colleague of Gratian.............................................. 333
LECTURE CXXXIV.
Treaty with the Goths........................................................ 334
Gratian is murdered ......................................... 335
Maximus, emperor of the west................................................ 335
Valentinian II.—Arbogastes—Eugenius .................................... 335
Battle of Aquileia.............................................................. 335
Rufinus—Division of the empire.............................................. 336