Questions for Examination.

1.  What induced Alaric to invade Italy a second time?

2.  Did the emperor and his ministers make adequate preparations for resistance?

3.  How was Alaric induced to raise the siege of Rome?

4.  Why did Alaric besiege Rome a second time?

5.  Whom did the Goths make emperor?

6.  What favourable opportunity of making peace did Honorius lose?

7.  By what means did the Goths become masters of Rome?

8.  Where did Alaric die?

9.  What events marked the reign of Adolphus?

10.  What remarkable persons died nearly at the same time?

11.  What was the fate of the usurper John?

12.  To whom was the government entrusted during Valentinian’s minority?

13.  By whom were the Vandals invited to Africa?

14.  What was the fate of Boniface?

15.  How were the Huns instigated to invade Italy?

16.  Under what circumstances did Attila die?

17.  Of what great crimes was Valentinian III. guilty?

18.  How was Valentinian slain?

19. 20.  What strange prophecy was now about to be fulfilled?

21.  What terminated the brief reign of Maximus?

22.  Had Eudoxia reason to lament her invitation to the Vandals?

23.  Why was the emperor Avitus dethroned?

24.  How did Ricimer procure the deposition of Majorian?

25.  What changes followed on the death of Majorian?

26.  How did Ricimer terminate his destructive career?

27.  What changes took place after the death of Arthemius?

28.  Who was the last Roman emperor?

29.  What kingdoms were founded on the ruins of the western empire?

20.  How was the existence of the eastern empire prolonged?

FOOTNOTES: 

[1] See Chapter xv.  Sect. ii.

[2] The ferocious character of the barbarians was displayed in the funeral of their chief.  The unhappy captives were compelled to divert the stream of the river Busenti’nus, which washed the walls of Consen’tia, (now Cosenza, in farther Cala’bria, Italy,) in the bed of which the royal sepulchre was formed:  with the body were deposited much of the wealth, and many of the trophies obtained at Rome.  The river was then permitted to return to its accustomed channel, and the prisoners employed in the work were inhumanly massacred, to conceal the spot in which the deceased hero was entombed.  A beautiful poem on this subject, entitled, The Dirge of Alaric the Visigoth, has appeared, which is attributed to the honourable Edward Everett.

[3] See Chapter i.

[4] See Chapter xxvii.

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CHAPTER XXVII.

HISTORICAL NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT BARBAROUS TRIBES THAT AIDED IN DESTROYING THE ROMAN EMPIRE.