History of the Wars, Books I and II: The Persian War

by Procopius

[26]

Procopius seems to have confused two separate and distinct rivers.

[27]

Cf. Book II. xv. 11.

[28]

Latin clausura, "a narrow shut-in road."

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INDEX

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• Abandanes,
• secretary of Chosroes, sent to Belisarius, II. [xxi. 1] ff.;
• his report, II. [xxi. 13], [xxi. 14]
• Abasgi, their location, II. [xxix. 15];
• friends of the Romans, [ib.]
• Abochorabus, ruler of the Saracens of Arabia, presents the Palm Groves to Justinian, I. [xix. 10] ff.
• Aborrhas River, protects one side of Circesium, II. [v. 2];
• near Theodosiopolis, II. [xix. 29]
• Abramus, becomes king of the Homeritae, I. [xx. 3];
• his servile origin, I. [xx. 4];
• defeats two Aethiopian armies, I. [xx. 5-7];
• pays tribute to the Aethiopians, I. [xx. 8];
• his idle promises to Justinian to invade Persia, I. [xx. 13]
• Abydus, city opposite Sestus on the Hellespont, II. [iv. 9]
• Acacius, father of Adolius, II. [xxi. 2];
• denounces Amazaspes to the emperor, II. [iii. 4];
• slays him treacherously, II. [iii. 5];
• his shameless career as governor of Armenia, II. [iii 6], [iii. 7];
• slain by the Armenians, II. [iii. 7]
• Adarbiganon, Chosroes halts there with his army, II. [xxiv. 1];
• the fire-sanctuary located there, II. [xxiv. 2];
• abandoned by Chosroes, II. [xxiv. 12]
• Adergoudounbades, made "chanaranges" by Chosroes, I. [vi. 15], [vi. 18];
• saves Cabades from the hand of Chosroes, I. [xxiii. 7] ff.;
• betrayed by his son, I. [xxiii. 13];
• his death, I. [xxiii. 21]
• Adolius, son of Acacius, an Armenian, urges severe treatment of Armenians, II. [iii. 10];
• commander of Roman cavalry, II. [xxi. 2], [xxi. 18], [xxi. 20];
• commands a detachment in an army to invade Persia, II. [xxiv. 13];
• killed by a stone, II. [xxv. 35]
• Adonachus, commander in Chalcis, II. [xii. 2]
• Adrastadaran Salanes, an office in Persia of high authority (lit. "Leader of the Warriors"), I. [vi 18], [xi. 25];
• held only by Seoses, I. [xi. 38]
• Adulis, in Aethiopia, the city and harbour, distance from Auxomis, I. [xix. 22];
• home of a certain Roman trader, I. [xx. 4]
• Aegypt, its topography, I. [xix. 3];
• John the Cappadocian an exile there, I. [xxv. 43];
• the pestilence there, II. [xxii. 6]
• Aeimachus, a butcher of Antioch, his encounter with a Persian horseman, II. [xi. 8] ff.
• Aelas, on the "Red Sea," I. [xix. 3], [xix. 19], [xix. 24]
• Aethiopians, location of their country, I. [xix. 17];
• the ships used there, I. [xix. 23];
• iron not produced there nor imported from elsewhere, I. [xix. 24]. [xix. 25];
• sought as allies by Justinian, I. [xix. 1], [xx. 9] ff., II. [iii. 40];
• unable to buy silk from the Indians, I. [xx. 12]
• Agamemnon, father of Iphigenia, I. , [xvii. 11]
• Agesta, i.e., "agger," employed by the Persians in besieging Edessa, II. [xxvi. 29]
• Aigan, Massagete chief, in the Roman army at the battle of Daras, I. [xiii. 20], [xiv. 39], [xiv. 44]
• Alamoundaras, son of Saccice, king of the Saracens, marches with the Persian army, I. [xvii. 1];
• his character and services to the Persians, I. [xvii. 40] ff.;
• advises Cabades to invade Roman territory south of the Euphrates River, I. [xvii. 30] ff.;
• retires with Azarethes before Belisarius, I. [xviii. 9] ff.;
• brings charge against Arethas of violating boundary lines, II. [i. 3];
• war with Arethas, II. [xxviii. 12-14];
• sacrifices to Aphrodite the son of Arethas, II. [xxviii. 13];
• sought as an ally by Justinian, II. [i. 13], [iii. 47];
• accused by Justinian of violating the treaty, II. [iv. 21];
• a menace to Syria and Phoenicia, II. [xvi. 17];
• also to Lebanon, II. [xix. 34]
• Alani, their location, II. [xxix. 15];
• friends of the Romans, [ib].;
• neighbours of the Sunitae, I. [xv. 1];
• persuaded by Goubazes to ally themselves with him, II. [xxix. 29]
• Albani, a people near the Taurus, I. [x. 1]
• Alexander, son of Philip, fortified the Caspian Gates, I. [x. 9];
• Justinian compared with him, II. [ii. 15]
• Alexander, ambassador to the Persians, I. [xxii. 1]
• Alexandria, visited by the pestilence, II. [xxii. 6];
• citizens of, accused by John the Cappadocian, I. [xxv. 44]
• Amazaspes, nephew of Symeon, made ruler of certain Armenian villages, II. [iii. 3];
• denounced to the emperor, II. [iii. 4];
• treacherously slain, II. [iii. 5]
• Ambazouces, a Hun, offers to sell to Anastasius the control of the Caspian Gates, I. [x. 10];
• his death, I. [x. 12]
• Ambrus, a Saracen Christian, saves Sergiopolis from capture by Chosroes, II. [xx. 10], [xx. 14]
• Amida, a city on the border between Armenia and Mesopotamia, I. [xvii. 24];
• distance from Martyropolis, I. [xxi. 6];
• distance from the Nymphius River, I. [viii. 22];
• from Siphrios, I. [viii. 10];
• from Endielon, I. [vii. 5];
• from Thilasamon, I. [ix. 14];
• besieged by Cabades, I. [vii. 3], [vii. 12] ff.;
• bravely defended, I. [vii. 4], [vii. 12] ff.;
• captured by Cabades, I. [vii. 29];
• besieged by the Romans, I. [ix. 1-4];
• recovered by the Romans by purchase, I. [ix. 20], [ix. 23];
• captives of, generously treated by Chosroes, I. [vii. 34];
• citizens relieved of taxes, I. [vii. 35]
• Ammodios, a place near Daras, I. [xiii. 15], [xiii. 38];
• II. [xxviii. 35]
• Anastasius, Roman emperor, uncle of Hypatius, I. [viii. 2], [xi. 24];
• of Probus, I. [xii. 6];
• and of Pompeius, I. [xxiv. 19];
• refuses to purchase from Ambazouces the control of the Caspian Gates, I. [x. 10], [x. 11], [xvi. 4];
• insurrection raised against him by Vitalianus, I. [viii. 3], [xiii. 10];
• refuses request of Cabades for a loan, I. [vii. 1], [vii. 2];
• shews favour to citizens of Amida, I. [vii. 35];
• sends succour to Amida, I. [viii. 1];
• fortifies Daras, I. [x. 13];
• placates Cabades, I. [x. 17];
• fortifies Theodosiopolis, I. [x. 18], [x. 19];
• his death, I. [xi. 1]
• Anastasius of Daras, overthrows tyranny there, I. [xxvi. 8], II. [iv. 15];
• bears a letter from Justinian to Chosroes, II. [iv. 15];
• detained by Chosroes, II. [iv. 26];
• dismissed by Chosroes, II. [v. 27];
• present with Chosroes at the sack of Sura, II. [ix. 10]
• Anatolius, General of the East, averts danger to the empire by courtesy to the Persian king, I. [ii. 12-15]
• Andreas, of Byzantium, his exploits in single combat, I. [xiii. 30] ff.
• Anglon, village in Persarmenia, II. [xxv. 5];
• Roman armies routed there, II. [xxv. 23] ff.
• Aniabedes, sent by Chosroes to capture Petra, II. [xvii. 4];
• impaled by Chosroes, II. [xvii. 11]
• Antinous, city of, in Aegypt, John the Cappadocian imprisoned there, I. [xxv. 43]
• Antioch, its importance, I. [xvii. 36], II. [viii. 23], [ix. 3], [x. 5];
• situation, II. [vi. 10], [viii. 21];
• ease with which it might be captured, I. [xvii. 38];
• character of the inhabitants, I. [xvii. 37], II. [viii. 6];
• distance from Beroea, II. [vii. 21];
• from Seleucia, II. [xi. 1];
• visited by an earthquake, II. [xiv. 6];
• the citizens propose to buy off Chosroes, II. [vi. 16];
• besieged by Chosroes, II. [viii. 1] ff.;
• the wall stormed by Chosroes, II. [viii. 8] ff.;
• captured by Chosroes, II. [viii. 20] ff.;
• plundered by Chosroes, II. [ix. 14] ff.;
• burnt, II. [ix. 17], [ix. 18];
• young men of, check the victorious Persians in a street fight, II. [viii. 28], [viii. 29], [viii. 32], [ix. 5];
• citizens of, massacred by the Persians, II. [viii. 34];
• church of, robbed of great treasures by Chosroes, II. [ix. 15], [ix. 16];
• spared in the burning of the city, II. [ix. 18], [x. 6];
• citizens of, receive portent of coming misfortunes, II. [x. 1] ff.; [xiv. 5];
• two women of, their sad fate at the capture of the city, II. [viii. 35];
• captives of, offered for sale by Chosroes, II. [xiii. 2] ff.;
• settled by Chosroes in a newly built city under special laws, II. [xiv. 1] ff.
• Antioch of Chosroes, special laws concerning it, II. [xiv. 3], [xiv. 4]
• Antonina, wife of Belisarius, brings about the downfall of John the Cappadocian, I. [xxv. 13] ff.;
• departs to the East, I. [xxv. 23]
• Apamea, city of Syria, II. [xi. 2], [xi. 4];
• wood of the Cross preserved there, II. [xi. 14];
• it gives forth a miraculous light in the church, II. [xi. 17], [xi. 18];
• visited by Chosroes, II. [xi. 14] ff.;
• entered by Chosroes and robbed of all its treasure, II. [xi. 24] ff.;
• a citizen of, accuses a Persian of having violated his daughter, II. [xi. 36]
• Aphrodite, son of Arethas sacrificed to, II. [xxviii. 13]
• Apion, an Aegyptian, manager of finances in the Roman army, I. [viii. 5]
• Arabia, its location, I. [xix. 20]
• Arabian Gulf, called "Red Sea" by Procopius, I. [xix. 2];
• its description, I. [xix. 2] ff.
• Aratius, in company with Narses defeats Sittas and Belisarius, I. [xii. 21], [xii. 22];
• deserts to the Romans, I. [xii. 22], [xv. 31];
• sent to Italy, I. [xii. 22]
• Arcadius, Roman emperor, when about to die makes provision for the safety of his heir, I. [ii. 1] ff.
• Archaeopolis, a strong city of Lazica, II. [xxix. 18]
• Areobindus, son-in-law of Olyvrius, Roman general, I. [viii. 1];
• flees with his army before Cabades, I. [viii. 10], [viii. 11];
• summoned to Byzantium, I. [ix. 1]
• Ares, House of, portion of the imperial residence in Byzantium, I. [xxiv. 9]
• Arethas, son of Gabalas, made king of the Saracens of Arabia by Justinian and pitted against Alamoundaras, I. [xvii. 47], [xvii. 48];
• with the Roman army, I. [xviii. 7];
• at the battle on the Euphrates, I. [xviii. 26], [xviii. 35];
• quarrels with Alamoundaras, II. [i. 3-7];
• joins Belisarius in Mesopotamia, II. [xvi. 5];
• sent by Belisarius to plunder Assyria, II. [xix. 11], [xix. 15] ff.;
• returns another way, II. [xix. 26] ff.;
• wages war against Alamoundaras, II. [xxviii. 12-14];
• son of, sacrificed to Aphrodite, II. [xxviii. 13]
• Argek, a guardsman, his effective fighting against the Persians at Edessa, II. [xxvi. 26], [xxvi. 27]
• Armenia, considered by some to extend as far as Amida, I. [xvii. 24];
• Armenians wage war with Persia, I. [v. 10] ff.;
• History of the Armenians, I. [v. 9], [v. 40]
• Arsaces, king of Armenia, progenitor of the Arsacidae, II. [iii. 32];
• his abdication, II. [iii. 35]
• Arsaces, king of Armenia, wages a truceless war with Persia, I. [v. 10] ff.;
• slandered to Pacurius, I. [v. 16];
• victim of strategem of Magi, betrays himself to Pacurius, I. [v. 19] ff.;
• confined in the Prison of Oblivion, I. [v. 29] ff.;
• kills himself, I. [v. 39]
• Arsaces, last king of Armenia, gives his kingdom to Theodosius, II. [iii. 35]
• Arsaces, commander in Sura, killed while valiantly defending the city,II [v. 11]
• Arsacidae, descendants of the Armenian king, Arsaces, II. [iii. 32]; their privileges, II. [iii. 35]
• Arsinus River, tributary to the Euphrates, I. [xvii. 21]
• Artabanes, son of John, of the Arsacidae, slays Sittas, II. [iii. 25]
• Artace, suburb of Cyzicus, I [xxv. 31]
• Artemis among the Taurians, sanctuary of, in Celesene, I. [xvii. 11];
• a sanctuary of, founded by Orestes in Pontus, I. [xvii. 15];
• another in Cappadocia, I. [xvii. 18]
• Arzamon, in Mesopotamia, distance from Constantina, I. [viii. 10]
• Arzanene, district of Armenia beyond the River Nymphius, I. [viii. 21], II. [xv. 7];
• invaded by Celer, I. [viii. 21]
• Ascan, a Massagete chief, at the battle of Daras, I. [xiii. 21], [xiv. 44];
• his exploits at the battle on the Euphrates and his death, I. [xviii. 38]
• Asia, entered from the Hellespont by the Huns, II. [iv. 9]
• Aspebedes, uncle of Chosroes, I. [xi. 5], [xxiii. 6];
• negotiates a treaty with Celer, I. [ix. 24];
• shares command of invading army, I. [xxi. 4];
• put to death by Chosroes, I. [xxiii. 6]
• Aspetiani, their alliance with Sittas frustrated by a misunderstanding, II. [iii. 12-18]
• Assyria, plundered by Arethas, II. [xix. 15] ff.
• Athens, a city near Lazica, II. [xxix. 22], [xxx. 14]
• Attachas, place in Armenia, distance
• from Martyropolis, I. [xxi. 9]
• Augarus, toparch of Edessa, II. [xii. 8];
• friend of Augustus, II. [xii. 8], [xii. 9];
• his visit to Rome, II. [xii. 9] ff.;
• with difficulty persuades Augustus to allow him to return, II. [xii. 11] ff.;
• receives from Augustus the promise of a hippodrome for Edessa, II. [xii. 18];
• his enigmatic reply to the enquiries of the citizens, II. [xii. 19];
• stricken with gout, seeks relief from physicians, II. [xii. 20], [xii. 21];
• invites Christ to come to Edessa, II. [xii. 24];
• cured upon receiving the reply of Christ, II. [xii. 28];
• son of, an unrighteous ruler, delivers over Edessa to Persia, II. [xii. 28]
• Augustus, Roman emperor, his
• affection for Augarus, II. [xii. 8-19]
• Augustus, priest in Byzantium, II. [xxx. 53], [xxx. 54]
• Auxomis, capital city of the Homeritae, I. [xix. 17];
• distance from Adulis, I. [xix. 22];
• from Elephantina and the Roman boundary, I. [xix. 27]
• Auxomitae, name applied to some of the Aethiopians, I. [xix. 17]
• Azarethes, Persian general, invades Roman territory, I. [xvii. 1], [xviii. 1];
• retires before Belisarius, I. [xviii. 9] ff.;
• exhorts the Persian army, I. [xviii. 27] ff.;
• arrays them for battle, I. [xviii. 30];
• dishonoured by Cabades, I. [xviii. 51] ff.;
• at the siege of Edessa, II. [xxvii. 41]