Licinia Eudoxia

But Attila's army was suffering from exhaustion and disease, and he yielded, at least for the time, to the supplications and offers of the Roman ambassadors, one of whom was the great Pope Leo.

One of the conditions of peace, and the most shameful one, was that he should add a Roman princess of imperial rank to the crowd of his innumerable wives.

But it was not to be.

He retired to recruit himself in his wooden village in the open plains between the Tais and the Danube, and he was cut off by a sudden and mysterious death.

The death of Aetius was followed not only by the assassination of the emperor and its train of usurpations and murders, but by a second sack of Rome, this time by the Vandals of Geiseric.

A Roman count to avenge his wrongs had invited Gaiseric to Africa.

A Roman princess, Eudoxia, to avenge her wrongs, invited the pirate king of Carthage to assault Rome.

In the very year, 455, in which the superstitious look for the completion of the fated twelve centuries of Roman power, a year after the murder of Aetius, the Vandal fleet from Carthage occupied the mouth of the Tiber.

But Attila's army was suffering from exhaustion and disease, and he yielded, at least for the time, to the supplications and offers of the Roman ambassadors, one of whom was the great Pope Leo.

One of the conditions of peace, and the most shameful one, was that he should add a Roman princess of imperial rank to the crowd of his innumerable wives.

But it was not to be.

He retired to recruit himself in his wooden village in the open plains between the Taïs and the Danube, and he was cut off by a sudden and mysterious death.

The death of Aetius was followed not only by the assassination of the emperor and its train of usurpations and murders, but by a second sack of Rome, this time by the Vandals of Geiseric.

A Roman count to avenge his wrongs had invited Geiseric to Africa.

A Roman princess, Eudoxia, to avenge her wrongs, invited the pirate king of Carthage to assault Rome.

In the very year, 455, in which the superstitious look for the completion of the fated twelve centuries of Roman power, a year after the murder of Aetius, the Vandal fleet from Carthage occupied the mouth of the Tiber.

Eudoxia ran crying to Arcadius, bringing her little children with her, and demanded the expulsion of Eutropius.

and the emperor with most unexpected energy expelled him so he fell and an hour after he was without a friend he had lost everything except his life that he saved by running to the cathedral and clinging to the altar from that holy place nobody ventured to drag him out the bishop protected him he faced the crowd which clamoured for the old man's blood he interceded for him with the emperor he got him for a time into a safe exile even so with his instinct for a preacher's occasion he could not resist taking him for a tremendous text there was the fallen favorite in sight of the congregation on the floor by the altar his hair in disorder his clothes torn trembling for fear of death chrysostom pointed at him from the pulpit you see he said how uncertain are all the honors of the world now the empress eudoxia had caused to be erected in the square fronting the cathedral a statue of herself it was of silver on a porphyry column and on the day when it was set up there was such a clamour outside the church with dancing and singing that chrysostom could scarcely hear himself preach he expressed his displeasure in his blunt manner and his words were reported to the empress it was the crisis of a long hatred the anger of the court was confirmed by the anger of the clergy they were all against the righteous bishop all whose evil lives he had condemned the bishop of Alexandria had left his own city to trouble Chrysostom.

Councils had convened to find some fault in him, like the councils which had made false charges against Athanasius.

The affair of the silver statue brought the full storm upon his head.

But Attila's army was suffering from exhaustion and disease, and he yielded, at least for the time, to the supplications and offers of the Roman ambassadors, one of whom was the great Pope Leo.

One of the conditions of peace, and the most shameful one, was that he should add a Roman princess of imperial rank to the crowd of his innumerable wives.

But it was not to be.

He retired to recruit himself in his wooden village in the open plains between the Taïs and the Danube, and he was cut off by a sudden and mysterious death.

The death of Aetius was followed not only by the assassination of the emperor and its train of usurpations and murders, but by a second sack of Rome, this time by the Vandals of Gaiseric.

A Roman count to avenge his wrongs had invited Gaiseric to Africa.

A Roman princess, Eudoxia, to avenge her wrongs, invited the pirate king of Carthage to assault Rome.

In the very year, 455, in which the superstitious look for the completion of the fated twelve centuries of Roman power, a year after the murder of Aetius, the Vandal fleet from Carthage occupied the mouth of the Tiber.

Chrysostom pointed at him from the pulpit.

"You see," he said, "how uncertain are all the honors of the world." Now the Empress Eudoxia had caused to be erected in the square fronting the cathedral a statue of herself.

It was of silver on a porphyry column, and on the day when it was set up there was such a clamor outside the church with dancing and singing that Chrysostom could scarcely hear himself preach.

He expressed his displeasure in his blunt manner, and his words were reported to the empress.

One day...

A Roman ship came to Carthage with a messenger from the empress Eudoxia to Genseric.

Eudoxia was the widow of Valentinian III.

After ruling several years, Valentinian had just been murdered by a Roman noble named Maximus, who had at once made himself emperor.

When the messenger entered the room where Genseric was, he said, ìGreat king, I bring you a message from the Empress Eudoxia.

She begs your help.

She and her two beautiful daughters are in danger in Rome.

For many years, he plundered towns along the coasts, so the name of Genseric became a terror to the people of all the countries bordering the Mediterranean.

Two, one day, a Roman ship came to Carthage with a messenger from the Empress Eudoxia to Genseric.

Eudoxia was the widow of Valentinian the Third.

After ruling several years, Valentinian had just been murdered by a Roman noble named Maximus, who had at once made himself emperor.

When the messenger entered the room where Genseric was, he said, "Great King, I bring you a message from the Empress Eudoxia.

She begs your help.

She and her two beautiful daughters are in danger in Rome.

But Attila's army was suffering from exhaustion and disease, and he yielded, at least for the time, to the supplications and offers of the Roman ambassadors, one of whom was the great Pope Leo.

One of the conditions of peace, and the most shameful one, was that he should add a Roman princess of imperial rank to the crowd of his innumerable wives.

But it was not to be.

He retired to recruit himself in his wooden village in the open plains between the Taïs and the Danube, and he was cut off by a sudden and mysterious death.

The death of Aetius was followed not only by the assassination of the emperor and its train of usurpations and murders, but by a second sack of Rome, this time by the Vandals of Gaiseric.

A Roman count to avenge his wrongs had invited Gaiseric to Africa.

A Roman princess, Eudoxia, to avenge her wrongs, invited the pirate king of Carthage to assault Rome.

In the very year, 455, in which the superstitious look for the completion of the fated twelve centuries of Roman power, a year after the murder of Aetius, the Vandal fleet from Carthage occupied the mouth of the Tiber.

But Attila's army was suffering from exhaustion and disease, and he yielded, at least for the time, to the supplications and offers of the Roman ambassadors, one of whom was the great Pope Leo.

One of the conditions of peace, and the most shameful one, was that he should add a Roman princess of imperial rank to the crowd of his innumerable wives.

But it was not to be.

He retired to recruit himself in his wooden village in the open plains between the Tais and the Danube, and he was cut off by a sudden and mysterious death.

The death of Aetius was followed not only by the assassination of the emperor and its train of usurpations and murders, but by a second sack of Rome, this time by the Vandals of Gaiseric.

A Roman count to avenge his wrongs had invited Gaiseric to Africa.

A Roman princess, Eudoxia, to avenge her wrongs, invited the pirate king of Carthage to assault Rome.

In the very year, 455, in which the superstitious look for the completion of the fated twelve centuries of Roman power, a year after the murder of Aetius, the Vandal fleet from Carthage occupied the mouth of the Tiber.