xii CONTENTS A.D. PAGE 430 Tardy Repentance of Boniface 404 Desolation of Africa ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 405 430 Siegeof Hippo ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 406 430 Death of St. Augustin ... ... ... ... ... ... 406 431 Defeat and Retreat of Boniface ... ... ... ... ... 407 432 His Death 408 431-439. Progress of the Vandals in Africa ... .. ... ... 409 439 They surprise Carthage ... ... ... ... ... ... 410 African Exiles and Captives ... ... ... ... ... 411 Fable of the Seven Sleepers ... ... ... ... ... 412 CHAPTER XXXIV The Character, Conquests, and Court of Attila, King of the Huns — Death of Theodosius the Younger — Elevation of Marcian to the Empire of the East 376-433. The Huns 416 Their Establishment in modern Hungary ... ... ... 416 433-453- Reign of Attila 418 His Figure and Character ... ... ... ... ... ... 418 He discovers the Sword of Mars ... ... ... ... ... 419 Acquires the Empire of Scythia and Germany ... ... ... 420 430-440. The Huns invade Persia ... ... ... ... ... 422 441, &c. They attack the Eastern Empire ... .. ... ... 423 Ravage Europe as far as Constantinople ... ... ... ... 425 The Scythian or Tartar Wars ... ... ... ... ... 426 State of the Captives ... ... ... ... ... ... 427 446 Treaty of Peace between Attila and the Eastern Empire ... 430 Spirit of the Azimuntines ... ... ... ... 431 Embassies from Attila to Constantinople ... ... ... ... 433 448 The Embassy of Maximin to Attila ... ... ... ... 434 The royal Village and Palace ... ... ... ... ... 437 The Behaviour of Attila to the Roman Ambassadors ... ... 438 The royal Feast ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 440 Conspiracy of the Romans against the Life of Attila ... ... 442 He reprimands and forgives the Emperor ... .. ... 442 450 Theodosius the Younger dies ... ... ... ... ... 444 Is succeeded by Marcian ... ... ... ... ... ... 444 CHAPTER XXXV Invasion of Gaul by Attila — He is repulsed by Aetius and the Visigoths — Attila invades and evacuates Italy — The Deaths of Attila, Aetius, and Valentinian the Third 450 Attila threatens both Empires, and prepares to invade Gaul ... 446 433-454. Character and Administration of Aetius ... ... ... 447 His Connexion with the Huns and Alani ... ... ... 448 419-451. The Visigoths in Gaul under the Reign of Theodoric ... 450 435-439. The Goths besiege Narbonne, &c. ... ... 450 420-451. The Franks in Gaul under the Merovingian Kings ... 453 The Adventures of the Princess Honoria ... 455
