ANCIENT HISTORY. 135 



had married Ann Comnenus, the daughter of 

 Alexis Comnenus. It continued only 60 years, 

 under four emperors, who were, 



Y. M. D. 



1. Theodore Lafcaris, who reigned - - 18 o o 



He married his daughter Irene to 



2. John Ducas, who fuccecdcd him, and reigned 33 o o 



3. Theodore II. fucceeded his father, and reigned 400 



4. John, his foil, fucceeded, and reigned one year 



and fome months with his brother Theodore. 

 Michel Palaeologus, their tutor, cauled them 

 to be murdered, and then joined the empire 

 of Adrianopolis to that of Conftantmople, of 

 \vhich he had already made himfelf matter. 

 And thus we have given a flight fivetch of the 

 moft important events that occurred in the 

 Eaftern empire. 



XIII. The fourth part of the hiftory of the 

 middle age comprehends the hiftory of the 

 Weftern empire, from the partition of the Roman 

 monarchy, that is, from the year 395, to the 

 year 800, of the Chriftian era , and in which we 

 diflinguifh the following epochs : 



i. The emperors of the Weft, to the year 475. 



y. M. D. 



1. Honorius, who died at Ravenna, a fur ni^ning 28 O o 



2. Valentitiian III. the fon of Conftantius, reigned 30 o O 



Attila, king of the Huns, ravaged I: 

 the empire of the \\ .': declined, 

 perial (cat was almoft uhv.ns, after this, a 

 Rav< 







in pieces by the Roir..:r.s, and thrown 

 into the Tiber ; he reigned only - i o 



Ga 



