History of the Langobards
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published: 1907
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS.; title: Preface iii; title: Explanation of References to Authorities    i; title: INTRODUCTION.; title: Life and Writings of Paul the Deacon, with a Historical and Literary Estimate of his Work xv; title: HISTORY OF THE LANGOBARDS.; title: Book I.; title: Original abode and early migrations of that people before their invasion of Italy — [Descriptions of Germany] 1 — Struggles with the Wandals, Assipitti, Bulgarians, Heroli and Gepidae — [Account of Justinian’s reign — Poems in honor of St. Benedict — See Appendix III.]  1; title: Book II.; title: Relations of Narses with the Langobards and events leading to the immigration into Italy — Invasion and conquest by Alboin — [Account of Fortunatus — Description of the provinces of Italy] — Murder of Alboin — Cleph — Interregnum and government by the dukes 53; title: Book III.; title: [St. Hospitius] — History of the Interregnum — Forays into Gaul and invasions of Italy by the Franks — Reign of Authari — [Events in the Eastern Empire] — His wooing — His death — Agilulf succeeds him 94; title: Book IV.; title: Reigns of Agilulf, Adaloald, Arioald, Rothari, Radoald, Aripert, Perctarit, and Godepert — Accession of Grimoald — [Accounts concerning the empire, Gregory the Great, Benevento, the Hunnish invasion, and the author's ancestry] 151; title: Book V.; title: Reigns of Grimoald, Perctarit and Cunincpert, and rebellion of Alahis — [Events regarding the empire, Benevento, Spoleto and Friuli] 209; title: Book VI.; title: Conclusion of Cunincpert's reign — Liutpert, Raginpert, Aripert II, Ansprand, Liutprand — [Events in Benevento, the empire, Spoleto, and among the Franks and Saracens]  250; title: APPENDIX I.; title: Ethnological Status of the Langobards 315; title: APPENDIX II.; title: Sources of Paul’s History of the Langobards— (a) Frankish sources — Gregory of Tours — Fredegarius (?) — (b) Langobard soutces — Origo Gentis Langobardorum — Secundus of Trent — (c) Roman sources — Eugippius, Gregory the Great, Marcus Casinensis, Venantius Fortunatus, Autpert, Life of Columban, Pliny, Justin, Cosmographer of Ravenna, Virgil, Donatus, Victor, Festus, Isidore, Jordanes, Justinian, Liber Pontificalis, Bede, Lost Annals, Madrid Catalogue, Speier and Bamberg-Oxford Catalogues of the provinces of Italy. Index of Sources 318; title: APPENDIX III.; title: Poems in honor of St. Benedict — (Book I, ch. 26, of the History); title: General Index; title: MAPS.; title: 1. The Langobard Migrations from the First to the Sixth Century 41; title: 2. The Campaign of the Langobards Dukes in Gaul 100; title: 3. The Duchy of Tridentum 143; title: 4. The Provinces of Italy according to Paul the Deacon 380