Rome, abandoned by Honorius, III. ii. 8, 9; completely sacked by the Visigoths, III. ii. 13; captured by Alaric, III. ii. 14-23; sacked by Alaric, III. ii. 24; according to one account, was delivered over to Alaric by Proba, III. ii. 27; the suffering of the city during the siege of Alaric, III. ii. 27; despoiled by Gizeric, III. v. 1 ff., IV. ix. 5
Rome, name of a cock of the Emperor Honorius, III. ii. 26
Rufinus, of Thrace; of the house of Belisarius and his standard-bearer, IV. x. 3, 4; commander of cavalry, III. xi. 7; makes a successful attack upon the Moors in Byzacium, IV. x. 5; his force in turn annihilated by the Moors, IV. x. 6 ff; captured and killed, IV. x. 10, 11, xi. 22
Rufinus, son of Zaunas and brother of Leontius; sent as commander to Libya, IV. xix. 1; fights valorously at the capture of Toumar, IV. xx. 19
Sallust, Roman historian, the house of, burned by Alaric, III. ii. 24
Sarapis, commander of Roman infantry, III. xi. 7, IV. xv. 50; his death, IV. xv. 59
Sardinia, its size compared with that of Sicily, IV. xiii. 42; half way between Rome and Carthage, _ibid._; recovered by the Romans from the Vandals, III. vi. 8, 11; occupied by the tyrant Godas, III. x. 26, 27; Gelimer sends an expedition to recover it, III. xi. 22, 23; subdued by Tzazon, III, xxiv. 1, 3, IV. ii. 25; avoided by Cyril, III. xxiv. 19; Tzazon and his men summoned thence by Gelimer, III. xxv. 10, 17, 24, 25; recovered for the Roman empire by Cyril, IV. v. 2, 4; Solomon sends an expedition against the Moors who had overrun the island, IV. xiii. 41-45
Sauromatae, an old name for the Goths, III. ii. 2
Scalae Veteres, place in Numidia, IV. xvii. 3
Scythians, a barbarian people, III. xix. 7; in the army of Attila, III. iv. 24
Scriptures of the Christians; Areobindus seeks to protect himself by them, IV. xxvi. 27; see also Gospel, and Hebrew Scriptures
Septem, fort at the Pillars of Heracles, III. i. 6; John sent thither with an army, IV. v. 6
Sergius, son of Bacchus, and brother of Cyrus; becomes ruler of Tripolis in Libya, IV. xxi. 1; brother of Solomon the younger, IV. xxi. 19; threatened by an army of Leuathae, IV. xxi, 2; receives representative from them, IV. xxi. 3 ff.; meets them in battle, IV. xxi. 13, 14; retires into the city, IV. xxi. 15; and receives help from Solomon, IV. xxi. 16, 19; succeeds Solomon in the command of Libya, IV. xxii. 1; his misrule, IV. xxii, 2; his recall demanded by Antalas, IV. xxii. 9, 10; Justinian refuses to recall him, IV. xxii. 11; appealed to by Paulus to save Hadrumetum, but does nothing, IV. xxiii. 20, 21; quarrels with John, son of Sisiniolus, IV. xxii. 3; xxiii. 32; shares the rule of Libya with Areobindus, IV. xxiv. 4, 5; departs to Numidia, IV. xxiv. 6; disregards Areobindus' instructions to unite with John, IV. xxiv. 7, 8; recalled and sent to Italy, IV. xxiv. 16, XXV. 1