2) Genseric. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Genseric, see Gaiseric....

3) Vandals. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...They originated in N Jutland and, along with other Germanic peoples, settled in the valley of the Oder about the 5th cent. B.C. They appeared in Pannonia and Dacia...

4) Leo I, Byzantine emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Leo I, Byzantine emperor, d. 474, Byzantine or East Roman emperor (457-74). Chosen by the senate to succeed Marcian, he sought to counteract the preponderance of...

5) Majorian. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Roman emperor of the West (457-61). He became emperor after he and Ricimer had deposed Avitus. An able and honest ruler, Majorian enacted laws to protect the people...

6) Valentinian III. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Valentinian III, 419-55, Roman emperor of the West (425-55). Two years after the death of his uncle, Honorius, he was placed on the throne by his cousin Theodosius...

7) Zeno. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Roman emperor of the East (474-491). An Isaurian, he succeeded his son Leo II and was the son-in-law of Leo I. During his reign he suppressed several revolts. He...

8) Boniface. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Marseilles against the Visigoths under Ataulf. Having supported Galla Placidia in her struggle with her brother, Emperor Honorius, Boniface fled to Africa in 422....

9) Leo I, Saint, pope. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Leo I, Saint, pope, (Saint Leo the Great), c.400-461, pope (440-61), an Italian; successor of St. Sixtus III. A Doctor of the Church, he was one of the greatest pontiffs...

10) Rome, city, Italy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City (see under Vatican), is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. Rome is also the capital of Latium, a...