estroying Gontharis with his own hand,
IV. xxviii. 15-30;
assisted by Peter, cuts down the body-guards who remain, IV. xxviii. 33;
directs Athanasius to look after the treasure of Areobindus,
IV. xxviii. 35;
sends John and others to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 40;
wins great fame, IV, xxviii. 42;
rewarded with money by Prejecta, IV. xxviii. 43;
made general of all Libya, IV. xxviii. 43;
summoned to Byzantium, IV. xxviii. 44.

Artasires, body-guard of Artabanes;
shares knowledge of his plot against Gontharis, IV. xxvii. 10, 18;
renders good service in the execution of the plot, IV. xxviii. 7-32;
his ingenious protection for his arm, IV. xxviii. 10, 11, 31

Asclepiades, a native of Palestine and friend of Theodorus, IV. xviii. 3;
reveals the plot of Maximinus to Theodorus and Germanus, IV. xviii. 4

Asia, the continent to the right of the Mediterranean as one sails into it,
III. i. 5;
distance from Europe at different points, III. i. 7, 8;
distance along the Asiatic side of the Euxine, III. i. 11

Asiaticus, father of Severianus, IV. xxiii. 6

Aspar, Roman general; father of Ardaburius, III. iii. 8;
of the Arian faith, III. vi. 3;
his great power in Byzantium, III. iv. 8;
sent against the tyrant John, III. iii. 8;
defeated by the Vandals in Libya, III. iii. 35;
returns home, III. iii. 36;
makes Leon emperor of the East, III. v. 7;
his friendship sought by Basiliscus, III. vi. 2;
quarrels with Leon, III. vi. 3;
urges Basiliscus to spare the Vandals, III. vi. 4, 16;
destroyed by Leon, III. vi. 27;
the emperor Marcian had been his adviser, III. iv. 7

Atalaric, son of Amalasuntha;
ruler of the Goths, III. xiv. 5;
succeeded his grandfather Theoderic, III. xiv. 6

Athanasius, sent with Areobindus to Libya, IV. xxiv. 2;
summoned by Areobindus, IV. xxvi. 6;
being summoned by Gontharis, pretends to be pleased, IV. xxvi. 21, 22;
with Areobindus entertained by Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 31;
spared by the assassins of Gontharis, IV. xxvi. 33;
entertained by Gontharis at a second banquet, IV. xxviii. 3;
directed by Artabanes to look after the treasure of
Areobindus, IV. xxviii. 35

Athens, its distance from Megara a measure of one day's journey, III. i. 17

Attalus, made king of the Visigoths and declared emperor of the
Romans by Alaric, III. ii. 28;
of noble family, _ibid._; his lack of discretion, III. ii. 29;
marches with Alaric against