Visits St. Benedict at Monte Cassino, and is warned by him, 215 Second siege of Rome by Totila, 216 Rome taken by Totila in 546, 216 Third capture of Rome by Belisarius, in 547, 217 Fourth capture of Rome by Totila, in 549, 218 Totila defeated and killed by Narses at Taginas, 219 Fifth capture of Rome by Narses, in 552, 220 End of the Gothic war, in 555, 221 Its effect on the civil condition of the Pope, Italy, and Rome, 222 The sufferings of Rome from assailants and defenders, 223 The new test of papal authority applied by these events, 225 Vigilius, having become legitimate Pope, is sent for by Justinian, 226 Church proceedings at Constantinople after the death of Pope Agapetus, 227 The patriarch Mennas, in conjunction with the emperor, consecrates at Constantinople a patriarch of Alexandria, 228 The Origenistic struggle in the eastern empire, 229 Justinian theologising, 230 The whole East urged to consent to his edict on doctrine, 231 Pope Vigilius, summoned by Justinian, enters Constantinople, 232 After long conferences with emperor and bishops he issues a Judgment, 234 The Pope and emperor agree upon holding a General Council, 235 The emperor's despotism, and the bishops crouching before it, 236 The Pope takes sanctuary, and is torn away from the altar, 237 Flies to the church at Chalcedon, 238 The bishops relent, and the Pope returns to Constantinople, 239 Eutychius, succeeding Mennas, proposes a council under presidency of the Pope, 239 The emperor causes it to meet under Eutychius without the Pope, 240 Proceedings of the Council. The Pope declines their invitation, 241 Close of the Council, without the Pope's presence, 242 The Pope issues a Constitution apart from the Council, 242 Also a condemnation of the Three Chapters without mention of the Council, 243 The Pope on his way back to Rome dies at Syracuse, 244 The patriarch Eutychius, refusing to sign a doctrinal decree of Justinian, is deposed by the Resident Council, 244 Justinian issues his Pragmatic Sanction for government of Italy, 245 State of things following in Italy, 246 Justinian's conception of the relation between Church and State, 248