. The History of Arianism . ^ to carrj^ his forces into Thef^falia, Greece and Plpirus, where he caufed flrangedevaftations during the difordcrs, which happened at Conftanti-nople. But the defeat of Gainas, and the maflacre of all his Gothshaving put an. end to them, he thought that, being no longerprivately fupporfed by Ruffinus, who had perfuaded him into hismeafures, all the forces of the Ealiern Empire would foon fall uponhim, and that there was no pollibility of refifting them. On the other. A. D, 402. 6\ The Hiflory of K^\K^x%u. BOOKVfL A. D. otlier liand, as he perceived that all things
. The History of Arianism . ^ to carrj^ his forces into Thef^falia, Greece and Plpirus, where he caufed flrangedevaftations during the difordcrs, which happened at Conftanti-nople. But the defeat of Gainas, and the maflacre of all his Gothshaving put an. end to them, he thought that, being no longerprivately fupporfed by Ruffinus, who had perfuaded him into hismeafures, all the forces of the Ealiern Empire would foon fall uponhim, and that there was no pollibility of refifting them. On the other. A. D, 402. 6\ The Hiflory of K^\K^x%u. BOOKVfL A. D. otlier liand, as he perceived that all things were quiet in Italr,403. where Stilico governed without opposition, and thoug!^t himfelffccure from any invafion, he imagined, that he might furprizehim, and even fall upon Rome without much difficulty, the Ro-mans not fufpefting that any one, at that time, could make fuchan attempt. Befide?, he ever flattered himfelf with the thoughtsof fortunes calling him to Rome, and believed the time was nowcome, which would make him mafter of the Empire, (a) as ithad been foretold him by a falfe oracle that had appointed the yearfollowing for this event, which was the 30th year from the time ofhis palling the Danube^ during which he had fomv-times madewar againit the Romans, and at other times fought for them. Ala-ricus being brave and reiblute in the execution of any enterprize^when once he had determined it, he re-united all his forces, whichwere increafed with a prodigious number of Barbarians,
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