The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon — In The West

Scope Of Chapter XXV.

AD Event 363 State of the Church— Jovian proclaims universal Toleration His Progress from Antioch 364 Jovian, with his infant Son, assumes the Name and Ensigns of the Consulship Death of Jovian — Vacancy of the Throne — Election and Character of Valentinian He is acknowledged by the Army— Associates his Brother Valens— The final Division of the Eastern and Western Empire 365 Revolt of Procopius 366 His Defeat and Death 373 Severe Inquisition into the Crime of Magic at Rome and Antioch 364-375 The Cruelty of Valentinian and Valens—Their Laws and Government Valentinian maintains the Religious Toleration 367-378 Valens professes Arianism, and persecutes the Catholics 373 Death of Athanasius— Just Idea of the Persecution of Valens 370 Valentinian restrains the Avarice of the Clergy 366-384 Ambition and Luxury of Damasus, Bishop of Rome 364-375 Foreign Wars 365 I GERMANY.. —The Alemanni Invade Gaul 366 Their Defeat 368 Valentinian passes and fortifies the Rhine

AD Event 371 The Burgundians—The Saxons II. BRITAIN. —The Scots and Picts 343-366 Their Invasion of Britain 367-370 Restoration of Britain by Theodosius 366 III. AFRICA. —Tyranny of Romanus 372 Revolt of Firmus 373 Theodosius recovers Africa 376 He is executed at Carthage—State of Africa 365-378 IV. THE EAST .—The Persian War 384 The Treaty of Peace— Adventures of Para, King of Armenia— V. THE DANUBE.—Conquests of Hermanric 366 The Cause of the Gothic War 367,368 369 Hostilities, and Peace 374 War of the Quadi and Sarmatians 375 The Expedition of Valentinian— His Death The Emperors Gratian and Valentinian II.

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