Manners of the Pastoral Nations—Progress of the Huns from China to Europe—Flight of the Goths—They Pass the Danube— Gothic War— Defeat and Death of Valens—Gratian Invests Theodosius with the Eastern Empire—His Character and Success—Peace and Settlement of the Goths
| AD | Event |
| 365 | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 376 | Huns and Goths Pastoral Manners of the Scythians or Tartars Diet— Habitations— Exercises—Government Situation & Extent of Scythia or Tartary Original Seat of the Huns; Their Conquests in Scythia |
| 201 B.C. | Their Wars with the Chinese |
| 141-87 B.C. | Decline and Fall of the Huns |
| 100 | Their Emigrations;
White Huns of Sogdiana Huns of the Volga; Their Conquest of the Alani |
| 375 | Their Victories over the Goths |
| 376 | Goths implore the Protection of Valens Are transported over the Danube into the Roman Empire; Their Distress and Discontent Revolt of the Goths in Maesia, and their first Victories; They penetrate into Thrace |
| 377 | Operations of the Gothic War; Union of Goths & Huns, Alani, etc. |
| 378 | Victory of Gratian over the Alemanni Valens marches against the Goths; Battle of Hadrianople; Defeat of the Romans; Death of Valens Funeral Oration of Valens and his Army; Goths besiege Hadrianople |
| 378,9 | They ravage the Roman Provinces |
| 378 | Massacre of the Gothic Youth in Asia |
| 379 | Emperor Gratian invests Theodosius with the Empire of the East; Birth and Character of Theodosius |
| 379-82 | His prudent & successful Conduct of Gothic War Divisions, Defeat & Submission of Goths |
| 381 | Death & Funeral of Athanaric |
| 386 | Invasion & Defeat of the Gruthungi, or Ostrogoths |
| 383-95 | Settlement of Goths in Thrace & Asia; Their hostile Sentiments |