The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire
History
The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire
World history
CHAPTER X
THE RESTORATION OF THE GREEK EMPIRE (1204-1391 A.D.) 304
Theodore (I) Lascaris and Joannes Vatatzes, 304. Theodore
(II) Lascaris and Joannes (IV) Lascaris, 305. Michael (VIII)
Palæologus, 305. Michael Palæologus crowned emperor, 307.
Return and rule of the Greek emperor, 308. The provinces of the
empire, 311. Andronicus II, 317. The Catalan Grand Company,
320. The duchy of Athens, 322. Walter de Brienne and Cephisus,
322. Andronicus II to the restoration of the Palæologi,
323. The crusade of the fourteenth century, 329. The empire
tributary to the Turks, 330.
CHAPTER XI
MANUEL II TO THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (1391-1453 A.D.) 331
Manuel II, 331. Reign of Joannes VII, 336. Brief union of the
Greek and Roman churches, 337. Reign of Constantine XIII, 338.
War with Muhammed, 340. Church dissensions, 341. Preparations
for defence, 342. The siege begins, 344. The final assault,
349. The sack of Constantinople, 352. End of the Comneni and
Palæologi, 356.
BRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERS 359
BOOK II. THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE WEST
INTRODUCTION 361
CHAPTER I
ODOACER TO THE TRIUMPH OF NARSES (476-568 A.D.) 377
The rise of Theodoric, 380. The Goths move upon Italy, 383.
Theodoric the Great, 385. Theodoric and the Church, 389.
The fate of Boethius and Symmachus, 391. The troubles of
Amalasuntha, 394. Justinian intervenes, 396. Witiges king
of the Goths, 399. Belisarius and the siege of Rome, 399.
Sufferings of the Romans, 402. The pope deposed, 403. A three
months’ truce, 404. Last efforts of the Goths, 405. Jealousy of
the Roman generals, 406. A Frankish invasion, 407. The test of
Belisarius’ fidelity, 409. The rise of Totila, 410. Belisarius
again in Italy, 412. Second siege of Rome, 413. Totila
captures Rome, 415. Belisarius remantles the deserted city,
416. Totila again takes Rome, 417. Narses returns to Italy,
418. Battle of Taginæ and death of Totila, 419. Progress of
Narses, 420. Interference of the Franks, 422. Battle of Capua,
or the Vulturnus, 423. End of Gothic sway, 424.
CHAPTER II
LOMBARD INVASION TO LIUTPRAND’S DEATH (568-744 A.D.) 426
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