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THE CRUELTY, FOLLIES, AND MURDER OF COMMODUS.-ELECTION OF PER-
TINAX. HIS ATTEMPTS TO REFORM THE STATE.-HIS ASSASSINATION BY
THE PRETORIAN GUARDS.
PUBLIC SALE OF THE EMPIRE TO DIDIUS JULIANUS BY THE PRÆTORIAN
GUARDS.-CLODIUS ALBINUS IN BRITAIN, PESCENNIUS NIGER IN SYRIA,
AND SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS IN PANNONIA, DECLARE AGAINST THE MUR-
DERERS OF PERTINAX.-CIVIL WARS AND VICTORY OF SEVERUS OVER
HIS THREE RIVALS. RELAXATION OF DISCIPLINE. -NEW MAXIMS OF
GOVERNMENT.
-
THE DEATH OF SEVERUS.- TYRANNY OF CARACALLA. USURPATION OF
MACRINUS.-FOLLIES OF ELAGABALUS.-VIRTUES OF ALEXANDER SEVE-
RUS.-LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE ARMY.-GENERAL STATE OF THE ROMAN
THE ELEVATION AND TYRANNY OF MAXIMIN.-REBELLION IN AFRICA AND
ITALY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE.-CIVIL WARS AND SE-
DITIONS. VIOLENT DEATHS OF MAXIMIN AND HIS SON, OF MAXIMUS
AND BALBINUS, AND OF THE THREE GORDIANS.—USURPATION AND SEC-
ULAR GAMES OF PHILIP.
A.D.
PAGE | A.D.
PAGE
Joy of the Roman World...... 451 240. Administration of Misitheus.. 456
OF THE STATE OF PERSIA AFTER THE RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY
Recapitulation of the War
between the Parthian and
Roman Empires.
BY ARTAXERXES.
476
The Persian Monarchy re-
Cities of Seleucia and Ctesi-
THE STATE OF GERMANY TILL THE INVASION OF THE BARBARIANS IN THE
TIME OF THE EMPEROR DECIUS.
More probable Account of the
War....
481
Artaxerxes....
482
THE EMPERORS DECIUS, GALLUS, EMILIANUS, VALERIAN, AND GALLIENUS.-
THE GENERAL IRRUPTION OF THE BARBARIANS. THE THIRTY TYRANTS.
248-268. The Nature of the Subject 516 | 253-268. General Misfortunes of
The Emperor Philip..........
249. Services, Revolt, Victory, and
Reign of the Emperor De-
cius....
516
517
250. He marches against the Goths 518
Origin of the Goths from Scan-
dinavia.....
the Reigns of Valerian and
Gallienus..
537
518
540
Pass over into Africa.
545
251. Decius revives the Office of
Censor in the Person of
Valerian.......
The Goths acquire a Naval
Force........
546
529
The Design impracticable, and
without Effect..
531
Defeat and Death of Decius
and his Son.......
The Goths besiege and take
Trebizond....
...... 547
251. Election of Gallus............... 533
252. Retreat of the Goths............ 533
Gallus purchases Peace by the
Payment of an annual Trib-
533
Popular Discontent.
534
Retreat of the Goths........ 549
Third Naval Expedition of the
Goths
550
253. Victory and Revolt of Emil-
ianus......
Gallus abandoned and slain... 535 Valerian revenges the Death of Gallus, and is acknowl- edged Emperor......
Character of Valerian.......... 536
536
Ravage Greece and threaten