ANCIENT HISTORY. 



peror Juftinian had fent into Italy : and thus 

 nded the kingdom of the Oftrogoths. Italy 

 remained in poflefllon of the emperor of the 

 Eafl, and Narfes obtained the government ; 

 but the Romans lent great complaints to 

 Conftantinoplc, againfl that eunuch. Jufti- 

 nian recalled him in anger ; but, inftead of 

 obeying, he feut fecretly to Albion, king of 

 the Lombards, who palFed into Italy, and 

 there founded a kingdom that lailed till tha 

 time of Charlemagne. 



XVIII. The laft ftate of the Weftcrn em- 

 pirc, in the middle age, comprehends therefore 

 the reigns of twenty-three Lombard kings, dur- 

 ing 20 5 Y cars - 1 ne Lombards were alfo a 

 'icrn people, who firft eftabliflied themfelves 

 on the iouthern borders of the Baltic Sea, and 

 advancing by degrees more toward the fouth, at 

 laft penetrated Italy, and there founded 

 kingdom in CiLilpinc Gaul - y which was after 

 named Lombardy. 



Y. M. D. 



, and there reigned -360 



Juftin, emperor of the Eaft, fcnt Longin to 

 , as his exarch. 



:.cd - - -I5O 



After his death there was an interregnum, 



which 1. - To o o 



3. Ant?.rit reigned - - - f 6 o 



ilulf - - 26 o O 



5. A- iftcr hi father -900 



6. Aii - - - 1 2 o o 



- i^> 4 o 



; oa ia -600 



o. Ari- 



