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Shapur II, Persian shah 20–22 expansionism 57, 61–63, 65, 76
Shapur III, Persian shah 37 relations with
Sicily 68, 203, 210 provincials; in Gallaecia 55, 61–63;in
Sidonius Apollinaris 26, 44, 77, 84–112, 114, other Spanish provinces 58, 59
188, 200, 231, 250, 259, 274, 275 Roman empire 29, 46, 47, 50, 61, 63–67,
asked to write history of Attila’s Gallic raid 69, 71, 235, 259
283 Vandal kingdom; in Spain 57;inNorth
and ceding of Auvergne 112, 167 Africa 67, 68, 69, 71, 75
embassy to Rome 110, 231, 236, 238, 242, Visigothic kingdom; in Gaul 46, 50, 52,
243, 274 53, 62, 64–67, 71, 256; in Spain 40
letters and poems 110–112, 153, 269, 282 Roman provincials as envoys of Suevic kings
literary influence 110 45, 50
Panegyric on Avitus 33, 84–110, 112, 113, see also: Aioulf/Agrivulf; Gallaecians,
135, 137, 140, 170, 172, 276; character relations with Suevic rulers; Hermeric;
of Avitus 85–109, 111, 116, 159, 170, Miro; Rechiarius; Rechila;
185; delivery of 86, 89; literary nature Remismund
of 86; modern views on 84, 85, 86; Sulpicius Alexander, historian 32
plot, 94, 96–107 Sulpicius Severus 117
as propaganda for Avitus 85, 87, 90, Vita Martini and Dialogi 116, 129, 133, 134,
91–94 136, 143, 156
structure 85, 98; see also plotand themes embassy scenes 122–124, 135, 258
themes 94–96 miracles in 119, 126, 157
Panegyric on Majorian 86 structure and imagery 122
panegyrical poem on Euric 253 Summus, patricius 221
possible connections with Constantius 116, Suneric, comes 83, 236
133 Syagria 164
son-in-law to Avitus 84, 89 Syagrius, independentRoman ruler in
statue of, in Rome 91 northern Gaul 72
and Vita Germani 117, 131, 170 Symmachus, Pope 150, 243
Sigismund, Burgundian king 28, 207, 211, 236, Symmachus, (?) eastern magister officiorum and
275 envoy 40, 255
as envoy 236 Symmachus, Q. Aurelianus Memmius 186,
Sigisvult, magister militum 120, 236, 280 233, 244
Sigivald, envoy 234 Symphosius, bishop in Spain and envoy 46, 50,
Simplicius, envoy 111, 231 61, 232
Sixtus III, Pope 282
social credit, see envoys, status of Talthybioi, see heralds
Spain, Byzantine part of 264 Tatila, vir inlustris and envoy 234
Spectatus, tribunus et notarius 20, 21–22 Terraconensis, province in Spain 62, 65
speeches, see ceremonial, audience Themistius 26
staffs, see ceremonial, emblems Theodahad, Ostrogothic king 40, 174, 179,
Statius 111 187, 223, 227, 232, 238, 242, 244, 252,
statues in Rome, see Claudian; Merobaudes; 260, 262, 264
Sidonius Theoderic, Ostrogothic king 2, 5, 7, 149, 151,
status, social, see envoys, status of 174, 199, 204, 216, 218, 237, 243, 244,
Stephanus Africanus, Vita Amatoris 136, 251, 254, 255, 257, 258, 262, 274
278 courtof 150, 169, 172, 193, 199
Stilicho, magister militum 91 and Epiphanius of Pavia, see Ennodius, Vita
and Claudian 92, 93 Epiphani
as envoy 93 letters of, in Cassiodorus, Variae 178, 179,
Strategius, eastern general 221 191, 275
Suevic kingdom in Spain 6, 37, 42, 48, 205, 274 and Provence 200
entry into Gaul 139 relations with
entry into Spain 45, 61 eastern Roman empire 39, 40, 173, 176,
envoys of Suevic kings 45 180, 185, 206–212, 236
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