Death of Gallienus, 284
_M. Aurelius Claudius Gothicus_, 284
Victory of Claudius over the Goths. Claudius dies of the plague, 284
_Aurelian_, 284
Dacia resigned to the Goths, 285
War with Zenobia. Longinus executed, 286
National development of France, 286
Murder of Aurelian, 287
_Tacitus_, 287
_Probus_, 288
_Carus_, 289
_Carinus_, 290
DIOCLETIAN. LITERATURE AND GENERAL STATE OF THE THEN WORLD. MAXIMIAN.
HIS SUCCESSORS. CONSTANTINE.
_Diocletian_, 291
Outbreak of the plague, 291
Literature. Nemesian. Calpurnius. Lactantius, 292
Arnobius. New-Platonism, 293
Character of Diocletian, 293
Diocletian takes Maximian as his colleague, 293
New plan of administration of Diocletian, 294
_Galerius._ _Constantius_, 295
Revolt of Britain under Carausius, 296
Reduction of Egypt. Campaign of Galerius against Persia, 296
Persecutions of the Christians, 297
Resignation of Diocletian and Maximian, 297
_Severus_, and _Maximus Daza_, appointed Cæsars, 297
Return of Maximian. _Maxentius_, 297
_Constantius_, 298
Licinius, 298
Death of Maximian, 299
War of Constantius with his colleague, 299
Battle near Adrianople, 300
Wars, 300
Oppression of taxes, 301
Change in the monetary system, 301
Character of Constantine, 302
His establishment of the Christian religion, 302
His cruelty in the last years of his life, 303
Constantinople, 303
THE SUCCESSORS OF CONSTANTINE. JULIAN THE APOSTATE. JOVIAN. VALENTINIAN
I. VALENS, GRATIAN. VALENTINIAN II. THEODOSIUS THE GREAT. MAXIMUS.
Constantine’s will declared a forgery, 304
_Constantine_, _Constans_, _Constantius_, 305
Magnentius, 305
Vetranio. Gallus. Julian, 306
Gallus made Cæsar, 306
Julian made Cæsar, 307
His successes in Gaul and Germany, 308
_Julian_ proclaimed emperor by the soldiers, 308
Death of Constantius. The bishop Athanasius, 309
Persecution of the Homoousians, 309
Julian as a writer. His opposition to Christianity, 310
Revolt in Antioch. Misopogon, 312
War against Persia, 312
Julian’s death, 314
_Jovian._ _Valentinian I._ _Valens_, 316
_Gratian_, 316
Breaking in of the Goths and Huns, 317
Reception of the Goths in the Roman empire, 318
Insurrection of the Goths in Marcianopolis, 318
Battle near Adrianople. Fall of Valens, 319
_Theodosius_, colleague of Gratian, 319
Campaigns with the Goths, 320
Murder of Gratian. _Maximus_, emperor of the West, 321
_Valentinian II._ Arbogastes. _Eugenius_, 321
Battle near Aquileia, 321
Rufinus. Division of the empire, 322