VOLUME I - THE CHRISTIAN ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEUTONIC KINGDOMS
PLANNED BY J. B. BURY, M.A.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY
EDITED BY
H. M. GWATKIN, M.A.
J. P. WHITNEY, B.D.
CAMBRIDGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
1911
VOLUME I.
Preface
Introduction
Corrigenda
CHAPTER I - CONSTANTINE AND HIS CITY.
Where does medieval history begin?
Early life of Constantine
Constantine made Caesar
Battle of Saxa Rubra
Edict of Milan
Defeat of Maximin Daza
Wars with Licinius
Constantine's religious policy - Coinage, legislation, endowments.
Council of Nicaea
Executions of Crispus and Fausta
Site of Constantinople
Earlier history of Byzantium
Foundation of Constantinople
The Gothic War
Constantine's later years
Last arrangements
Death of Constantine
CH. II - THE REORGANISATION OF THE EMPIRE.
Tendency to despotism
Growth of centralisation
New form of the Executive
The great officials - of the Court - the Praefects - the provincial governors
Praefectures and Dioceses
The Praefectus Praetorio - the Vicarius
The civil service
The Agentes in Rebus
The Quaestor
Financial changes
Reform of the currency
Assessment of taxes
Financial administration
Organisation of the army
The Magister militum
Comites
Patricii - the Consistorium
The Senate
The City of Rome
Subjects of the Empire - Curiales, Collegia, Coloni
CH. III - CONSTANTINE'S SUCCESSORS TO JOVIAN: AND THE STRUGGLE WITH PERSIA.
CH. IV - THE TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANITY.
CH. V - ARIANISM
CH. VI. - THE ORGANISATION OF THE CHURCH.
The missionary ministry
The local church
The Bishop
Presbyters
Deacons and Minor Orders.
The Cursus Honorum
Episcopal elections
Relations of the Orders to each other.
Altered use of Sacerdos
Parish clergy in Rome and Alexandria.
The right of preaching
Local Councils
General Councils
Equality of Bishops
Metropolitans
Church and State
The three great Sees
The Roman Theory
Rise of Jerusalem
Councils and the Creed
Church law - its origin and codification.
Greek and Latin Canon Law
CH. VII - EXPANSION OF THE TEUTONS (TO A.D. 378)
Origin of the Teutons
Teutons and Kelts
Migrations and Civilisation of the Kelts.
Teutonic migrations and invasion of Gaul.
The Bastarnae
Cimbri and Teutons
Ariovistus and Caesar
Marbod
Persecution of Jews on the Rhine.
The Marcomanni
Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.
The Alemanni
The Goths - Decius - Claudius - Aurelian - Diocletian.
Constantine and the Goths
Julian and Valentinian on the Rhine
The Goths in Dacia - their Conversion.
Invasion of the Huns
Battle of Hadrianople.
CH. VIII - THE DYNASTY OF VALENTINIAN AND THEODOSIUS THE GREAT.
Election of Valentinian - Valens co-Emperor
Revolt of Precopius
Valentinian in Gaul - Count Theodosius in Britain
Rome and Armenia
Conspiracy of Theodorus
Count Romanus in Africa
Execution of Count Theodosius
Work and character of Valentinian
Gratian Emperor
The Goths - Battle of Hadrianople - Death and character of Valens.
Theodosius and the Gothic War
The usurper Maximus
Partition of Armenia
Riot at Antioch
The Fall of Maximus
Ambrose and Theodosius
Revolt of Arbogast - Eugenius
Battle of the Frigidus
Death of Theodosius
CH. IX - THE TEUTONIC MIGRATIONS, 378-412.
CH. X - TEUTONIC KINGDOMS IN GAUL
(A) The Visigoths to the death of Euric.
The Visigoths in Gaul - Ataulf and Wallia
Theodoric and Aetius
Invasion of Attila
Theodoric II - Euric
Alaric II - Battle of Vougle
Goths and Romans - Social and political conditions.
The Church - Arianism
(B) The Franks before Clovis.
Origin of the Franks - Tacitus
Franks and Romans
The Salian Franks
Clodion - Merovech - Childeric
The Ripuarian Franks
The Salic Law
Political organisation
CH. XI - THE SUEVES, ALANS, AND VANDALS IN SPAIN, 409-429
THE VANDAL DOMINION IN AFRICA
CH. XII - THE ASIATIC BACKGROUND.
CH. XIII - ROMAN BRITAIN.
CH. XIV - ITALY AND THE WEST, 410-476.
The Barbarians in the Empire - the Barbarian magister militiae.
East and West
The Papacy - The Senate
Placidia and Attila
Ataulf in Italy - in Gaul
Revolt of Heraclian
The reign of Wallia
Castinus and Boniface
Usurpation of John - Regency of Placidia.
The Vandal invasion of Africa
Aetius and Boniface - Aetius in Gaul
The Codex Theodosius - Gaiseric's policy.
The Huns - Attila and the West
Battle of the Mauriac Plain
Attila in Italy - his death
Assassination of Aetius - of Valentinian III.
Maximus and Avitus
Ricimer and Majorian
Aegidius and St. Severinus
The Armada of Basiliscus
The reign of Anthemius
The mutiny of 476 - End of the Western Empire.
CH. XV - THE KINGDOM OF ITALY UNDER ODOVACAR AND THEODORIC.
CH. XVI - THE EASTERN PROVINCES FROM ARCADIUS TO ANASTASIUS
CH. XVII - RELIGIOUS DISUNION IN THE FIFTH CENTURY
CH. XVIII - MONASTICISM.
CH. XIX - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE FOURTH CENTURY.
Ch. XX - THOUGHTS AND IDEAS OF THE PERIOD.
CH. XXI - EARLY CHRISTIAN ART.
List of Abbreviations of Titles of Periodicals, Societies, etc.
General Bibliography
Bibliography
Chronological Table of Leading Events mentioned in this Volume.
Index
Maps
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