328

Persecution of the Christians 329

Abdication of Diocletian 329

Constantine the Great 330

His administration 331

The Council of Nice 332

Constantinople 332

Its magnificence 333

The praefectures 334

Christianity the national religion 334

Taxes 334

Family of Constantine 335

He is baptized and dies 335

CHAPTER XLIV.

FROM THE DEATH OF CONSTANTINE, A.D. 337, TO ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS,
A.D. 476.

The three sons of Constantine 336

Constantius jealous of Julian 337

Julian becomes emperor 337

Attempts to restore Paganism 337

Valentinian 338

The Huns appear in Europe 338

The Goths cross the Danube 338

Theodosius the Great 339

Stilicho 339

Alaric enters Italy 340

Luxury of the Romans 340

Sack of Rome 341

Arcadius and Honorius 341

The Vandals 342

The Huns 342

Romulus Augustulus 343

Extinction of the Empire of the West 343

CHAPTER XLV.

ROMAN LITERATURE UNDER THE EMPIRE. A.D. 14-476.