or battle, V. xxviii. 15-19;
commands in person at the great battle, V. xxix. 16 ff.;
grieves at the death of Chorsamantis, VI. i. 34;
provides safe-conduct of Euthalius, VI. ii. 1-24;
appealed to by the citizens to fight a decisive battle, VI. iii. 12 ff.;
his reply, VI. iii. 23-32;
sends Procopius to Naples, VI. iv. 1;
garrisons strongholds near Rome, VI. iv. 4 ff.;
provides for the safe entry of John's troops into Rome, VI. v. 5 ff.;
opens the Flaminian Gate, VI. v. 8;
out-generals the Goths and wins a decisive victory, VI. v. 9 ff.;
his dialogue with the envoys of the Goths, VI. vi. 3 ff.;
arranges an armistice with the Goths, VI. vi. 36, vii. 10;
goes to Ostia, VI. vii. 3, 4;
receives envoys from the Goths, VI. vii. 21 ff.;
sends out cavalry from Rome, VI. vii. 25 ff.;
appealed to for help from Milan, VI. vii. 35, 38;
his disagreement with Constantinus, VI. viii. 1 ff.;
puts him to death, VI. viii. 17, 18;
hearing of the strange lights in the aqueduct makes investigation,
VI. ix. 9-11;
learns of the stratagem planned by Vittigis, VI. ix. 20;
punishes his accomplice, VI. ix. 22;
writes to John to begin operations in Picenum, VI. x. 1, 7;
arms his men and attacks the departing Goths, VI. x. 14 ff.;
sends messengers to John in Ariminum, VI. xi. 4-7;
sends assistance to Milan, VI. xii. 26;
moves against Vittigis, VI. xiii. 1;
takes Tudera and Clusium by surrender, VI. xiii. 2, 3;
garrisons them, VI. xiii. 4;
receives reinforcements, VI. xiii. 16-18

Beneventus (Beneventum), city in Samnium,
called in ancient times Maleventus, V. xv. 4;
its strong winds, V. xv. 7;
founded by Diomedes, V. xv. 8;
relics of the Caledonian boar preserved in, _ibid._;
meeting of Diomedes and Aeneas at, V. xv. 9

Bergomum, city near Milan; occupied by Mundilas, VI. xii. 40

Bessas, of Thrace,
Roman general, V. v. 3;
by birth a Goth, V. xvi. 2;
his ability, V. xvi. 2, 3;
at the capture of Naples, V. x. 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 20;
sent against Narnia, V. xvi. 2;
takes Narnia by surrender, V. xvi. 3;
recalled to Rome, V. xvii. 1, 2;
returning slowly, meets the Goths in battle, V. xvii. 4, 5;
arrives in Rome, V. xvii. 6;
in command of the Praenestine Gate, sends a false report of the capture
of the city, V. xviii. 35, xix. 15;
summons Belisarius to the Vivarium, V. xxiii. 13;
sent out against the Goths by Belisarius, V. xxvii. 18;
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