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Victorius, comes 282 Vitalian, Pope 265
‘victory ideology’ 43, 93 Vitellius, emperor 95
Victricius of Rouen 130 Vitigis, Ostrogothic king 32, 174, 176,
Vigilius, Pope 216, 235, 243, 266 220–222, 242, 247, 249, 252, 263
Vignier, J´ erome 285 letters of 180, 184, 220
violence, see civilians Vitus, magister militum 64
Virgil, Aeneid 108, 196, 258 Vivianus, bishop of Saintes
Visigothic kingdom tomb of 140
in Gaul 8, 34, 42, 56, 69, 71, 97, 240 Vita Viviani 33, 115, 138, 143–148, 154, 169,
relations with; Frankish kingdom 52, 206, 170, 239, 243, 258, 276
235, 260; papacy 275;Roman influence of Paulinus, Vita Ambrosii 145
provincials; in Gaul 56; in Spain 43; see influence of Vita Germani 138
also Gallaecia, embassies to Gothic influence of Vita Martini 138
kings; Suevic kingdom 36, 40, 45, 46, structure 144
51, 52, 62, 64–66, 67, 68, 71, 76; Vandal Volusianus, Rufius Antonius Agrypnius,
kingdom of North Africa 57, 71; senator and envoy 233, 238, 281
western empire 68, 71, 84, 85, 89, 101, Vouill´ e, battle at 36, 49, 142, 151, 182, 207
102, 111 negotiations preceding 34, 208–212
settlement in southern Gaul 56, 97
see also Alaric II; Avitus; Gallaecia, Gothic warfare, and communication 2, 9
assaulton; Euric; Orientius of Auch; Warmarius, envoy 234
Theoderic I; Theoderic II; Thorismod; Warni, king of 179, 207, 247, 257
Vallia; Vivianus of Saintes; Vouill´ e, waterways 205, 241
battle at Witteric, Visigothic king 209
in Spain
relations with Frankish and Lombard xenia, see proxenia
kingdoms 73, 209
see also Gundemar; Leuvigild; Orientius of Zahulfus, envoy 258
Auch; Reccared; Rigunth; Witteric Zeno, eastern emperor 160, 173, 186, 199, 233,
Vita Marcelli 147, 240 235, 251, 254, 257
Vitae of saints, see hagiography Zercon 257
Vitalian, eastern magister militum 228, Zeus Xenios 14
229 Zotanus, envoy 258

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