Embassy of the Avars— Their Settlement on the Danube— Conquests of Italy by the Lombards— Adoption and Reign of Tiberius— Of Maurice— State of Italy under the Lombards and the Exarchs of Ravenna— Distress of Rome— Character and Pontificate of Gregory the First
| AD | Event |
| 565 | Death of Justinian |
|---|---|
| 565-74 | Reign of Justin II. or the Younger |
| 566 | His Consulship; Embassy of the Avars; Alboin, King of Lombards—his Valour, Love, and Revenge; The Lombards and Avars destroy the King and Kingdom of the Gepidae |
| 567 | Alboin undertakes the Conquest of Italy; Disaffection and Death of Narses |
| 568-70 | Conquest of a great Part of Italy by the Lombards |
| 573 | Alboin is murdered by his Wife Rosamond—Her Flight and Death; Clepho, King of the Lombards; Weakness of the Emperor Justin |
| 574 | Association of Tiberius |
| 578 | Death of Justin II |
| 578-82 | Reign of Tiberius II.—His Virtues |
| 582-602 | The Reign of Maurice; Distress of Italy |
| 584-90 | Autharis, King of the Lombards; The Exarchate of Ravenna; The Kingdom of the Lombards; Language and Manners of the Lombards; Dress and Marriage; Government |
| 643 | Laws; Misery of Rome; The Tombs and Relics of the Apostles; Birth and Profession of Gregory the Roman |
| 590-604 | Pontificate of Gregory the Great, or First—His Spiritual Office, And Temporal Government , His Estates, And Alms; The Saviour of Rome |