FASTI ROMANI ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE

which the Gepidæ were destroyed: Langob. sancta
794 FASTI
A.D. 1 CONSULS 2 EVENTS
year had the power (reign). The whole period was to be 11 y 6 m : p.608 D eleven year
and six months. The first truce therefore expired in spring 550, the second
commenced in autumn 551. The autumn is marked by Procopius p.609 p. 609 C it was
the middle of autumn. And Isdegunas after the winter had passed returned into Persia:
p.614 after the winter time (end of winter) Isdigunas arrived at Hosroes (carrying)
money and he announced them the events; and although he had brought the money
they were going to secure the truce.
Procopius Goth. IV.25 p. 638 marks a war between the Lombards and Gepidæ at this
juncture, the summer of the 17 th year of the Gothic war. His account of the Lombards
is not quite exact. In the 4 th year of the Gothic war A.D.538 Wacis is the king of the
Lombards: II.22 p.441 A. to whom Witiges sends for aid: because they confirmed that
Wacis is a friend and ally of the king [sc. Justiniano] they departed unsuccessful. At
the 14 th year A.D. 548 Procopius relates III.33 p.544 a war of the Lombards and
Gepidæ in the reign of Audoin; who make peace: p. 544C. (in the time of Totilas p.
549 D.) Under the 16 th year A.D. 550 he tells of renewed war, still in the reign of
Audoin, notwithstanding the peace: IV.18 p.615 B. a truce is made for 2 years: twoyear
truce p.616 A. Then under the 17 th year, having mentioned IV.24 p.637 that
Totilas had acquired the islands of Sardinia and Corsica, and that the Sclaveni had
plundered Illyricium (after a large crowd of Slavs invaded Illyria they committed
crimes not pleasantly said IV.25 p.637 C), he proceeds p.638 B-639 A at this (year)
Gepidæ and Lombards attacked each other thus start fighting.-and the Logobards
en-masse (all of them)-they arrived at the place of Gepidæ, and since the Gepidæ
resisted them and after a pitch battle took place they are defeated, and they say that
many of them were killed during this battle. Audoin, the king of Logobards after a
few days he sent to Byzantium the good news-he found fault with not arriving the
allied army of the king , although the Logobard, a little time ago, had sent a large
number to Narses who was campaigning against Totilas and Goths. In this account
Audoin is still king, and had already before this victory sent succours to Narses. These
Lombard succours are mentioned again IV.26 p.641 A-Audoin the leader of
Lombards-he sent succours to him-in A.D.552. and in the battle with Totilas: p.652 B.
After the death of Totilas they were dismissed by Narses: IV.33 p.658 A. (in the
autumn of 552.) Paulus Diac. De gestis Langobardorum gives this account of the
Lombards. They issued from Scandinavia led by two brothers about ten generations
before the present period: Langob.I.3 .7. In the time of their 5 th king –his temporibus
I.18.19-Odoacer reigned in Italy; and after his victory over the Rugi (in
A.D.487:conf.a.) the Lombards occupied Rugiland: I.19 Tunc Langofertilis, aliquantis
commorati sunt annis. Their 7 th king conquered the Heruli: I.20. Aftre him an usurper,
Wacho, governed the Lombards:I.21, who is not numbered by Paulus among the
kings; for his son Waltari (Waltari, the son of Wacis Procopio Goth.III p.549 B) is
called the 8 th king I.21, who was in reality the 9 th . Audoin the 9 th king-nonus Audoin-
(properly the 10 th ) led the Lombards into Pannonia (in A.D. 5267: conf.a.568): I.22
Paulus relates I.23 a battle with the Gepidæ and a victory of the Lombards in the reign
of Audoin. (though really the 11 th ), succeeded his father and made war upon the
Gepidæ again: I.27. Then followed the preparations of Narses (in spring 551) for his
war with Totilas: Langob.II.1 Tunc Alboin electan e suis manum direxit qui Romanis
adversum Gothos suffragium ferrent. &c. from this narrative we learn that Wacho
reigned while the Lombards