FASTI ROMANI ROME AND CONSTANTINOPLE

p. 171. 172.
Third campaign in Italy: Cassiod. Olybrius jun. cos. Odovacer cum Erulis egressus
Ravenna noctrunis horis ad pontem Candidium a D.N. Theoderico rege memorabilia
certamine superatur.-Eodem anno Zeno occubuit, cui Anastasius in Orientali successit
imperio. Anon. Valesii p.619 § 54 Olybrio V.C.cos. Hoc consule exit Odoachar rex
de Ravenna nocte cum Herulis ingressus in Pineta in fossato patricii Theoderici, et
ceciderunt ab utraque parte exercitus, et fugiens Levila magister militum Odoacris
occisus est in fluvio Veinte, et victus Odoacre fugit Ravenna Idibus Juliis. Placed in
the preceding year by Incert. Chron. Eo anno [sc. Fausto cos.] ingressus est Odoacer
rex in fossatum, Herulis in Pineta existentibus, et occisus est Libilla magister militum
et ceciderunt plurimi ab utraqueparte, et clausit se Ravennam Odoacer rex VI Idus Jul.
et regressus est rex Theodericus in Ticino XI Kal. Sept. From Casiiod. And from Anon.
Vales. We learn that these days were VI Id. Jul. and XI kal. Sept. A.D.491. Conf. Vels.
Ad Anon. tom. 3 p.399 Ammiani ed. Wagner.
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3 SECULAR AUTHORS ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORS
p. 2386 A Malchus Byzantius, a sophist, wrote tye history
from the reign of Constantinus until Anastasius; in which
(history) he reports mildly about the Zeno and Basiliscus and
the arson of the public library and the statutes of Augustus
and various others. The Byzantiaca read and described by
Photius included only eight years A.D.473-480, the last year
of Leo and the first years of Zeno (conf.a.473), and probably
was not a distinct work but formed a part of the larger history.
Candidus lib. III included the death of Zeno: Phot. Cod. 79
p.177 and the third includes other things and Illus revolted
openly against Zeno he with Verina crowned as king Leo
[A.D.488]-and other things until the death of Zeno. Suidas
v. Zeno p.1581.1582 has some passages describing Zeno
which are referred by Niebuhr after Valesius to Malchus : but
which may just as probably be referred to Candidus.
Eustathius (conf.a.479) apud Evagrium III. 29 treats of this
epoch: Zeno died from epilepsy at the 17 th year of his reign,
childless-Ariadne crowns Anastasius.-reports Eustathius
after the ruling of Diocletian until the death of Zeno and the
inauguration (elevation) of Anastasius elapsed 207 years.
And from the August monarchy 522 years by seven months;
and from the reign of Alexander the Macedon (Great) 832,
similarly and seven months; and from the reign of Roman
and Romulus reign 1052 [adde and 200] and surely and
seven months; and from troy demise of Troy seven months.
All these periods are deduced from September. The first
period, the 207the year current, is exact. The other give the
following numbers.
2 From Augustus 532-490=42=Sept. B.C.43 for the
Romans 5969, and according to the precise and true
decision of Alexandrians 598, and from the reign of
Diocletian 207 and from the divine incarnation 483, of
the 14 th indiction. The indiction and the year of
Diocletian are accurate. The 207 th year and the 14 th
indiction both commenced in Sept. 490 and were current
at the accession of Anastasius in April 491. But A.M.
3988 A.D. 483 fell upon the 6 th indiction, and
Theophanes has committed a prochronism of eight
years. conf.a.284.
The actual period from the elevation of Diocletian Sept.
17 A.D. 284 to the elevation of Anastasius Ap. 11
A.D.491 was 206 y 6 m 26 d , and the years assigned to the
successive reigns by Theophanes are nearly exact.
p.7 Diocletian…….20
p.9 A 27 B Constantinus..... 32 31 y 10 m p.27 C.
28 B 38 D Constantius(21) 24
39 B Julianus………...3 2 y 9 m p.44 D.
45 B Jovianus………..1 0 9 m 15 d p.46 D
46 B 51.52 D Valentianus 11
55 B Valens …………3
56 C 63.B C Theodocius … 16
63 D 69.A B Arcadius……14 14 y 3 m 14 d p.69 C.
69 C 87 D Theodos.II (41) 42
89 B 94 B Marcianus…(6) 24
94 D 103 D Leo…………...17
103 B 103 B Zeno…..……. 17 17 y 2 m p.103 C.
207
He reckons