The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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Scope Of Chapter XXVI. A.D.

365
• Earthquakes
376
• The Huns and Goths
• The pastoral Manners of the Scythians or Tartars
  • Diet
  • Habitations
  • Exercises
  • Government
• Situation and Extent of Scythia or Tartary
• Original Seat of the Huns
• Their Conquests in Scythia
B.C.201
• Their Wars with the Chinese
B.C.141-87
• Decline and Fall of the Huns
A.D. 100
• Their Emigrations
• The White Huns of Sogdiana
• The Huns of the Volga
• Their Conquest of the Alani
375
• Their Victories over the Goths
376
• The Goths implore the Protection of Valens
• They are transported over the Danube into the Roman Empire
• Their Distress and Discontent
• Revolt of the Goths in Maesia, and their first Victories
• They penetrate into Thrace
377
• Operations of the Gothic War
• Union of the Goths with the Huns, Alani, &c.
378
• Victory of Gratian over the Alemanni
• Valens marches against the Goths
• Battle of Hadrianople
• The Defeat of the Romans
• Death of the Emperor Valens
• Funeral Oration of Valens and his Army
• The Goths besiege Hadrianople
378,379
• They ravage the Roman Provinces
378
• Massacre of the Gothic Youth in Asia
379
• The Emperor Gratian invests Theodosius with the Empire of the East
• Birth and Character of Theodosius
379-382
• His prudent and successful Conduct of the Gothic War
• Divisions, Defeat, and Submission of the Goths
381
• Death and Funeral of Athanaric
386
• Invasion and Defeat of the Gruthungi, or Ostrogoths
383-395
• Settlement of the Goths in Thrace and Asia
• Their hostile Sentiments

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