what was going on with the roman emperors and their family stuff around 400 ad 
### Query ###
what was going on with the roman emperors and their family stuff around 400 ad 

### Source ###
**DB-1526-IT-001 **
Affairs  at  Bome  [see  Reumont,  voi.  iii.  pt.  ii.  pp.  174-183].— Charles
V,wishing  to  secure  the  neutrality  of  the  Pope,sends  Don  Hugo  de
Moncada  to  negotiate  with  the  Pope.  Unable  to  arrive  at  any  result,
Moncada  leaves  Rome,  June  20.  The  Cardinal  Pompeo  Colonna,
together  with  Ascanio  and  Vespasiano  Colonna,  collect  troops  and
harass  the  neighbourhood  of  Rome,acting  in  concert  with  Moncada
in  the  Imperiai  interest.  Moncada,  desiring  to  check  the  Pope's  pre-
parations  for  war,  sends  Vespasiano  Colonna  to  conclude  a  truce
[August  22].  The  Colonnesi  are  to  restore  ali  places  belonging  to
the  Church  ;  to  have  permission  to  serve  the  Emperor  against  whoso-
ever  should  attack  the  kingdom  of  Naples  [i.e.  the  Pope  himself  ]  ;  to
receive  full  pardon  :  the  Pope  is  not  to  molest  their  states,  nor  to  allow
the  Orsini  to  do  so.  The  Pope  disbands  his  troops  :  the  Colonnesi
collect  theirs,  and  advancing  in  the  night  of  September  19  to  Rome
in  perfect  silence,  enter  the  city  without  resistance  [Ascanio,  Vespa-
siano, and  Pompeo  Colonna;  Ugo  Moncada].  The  Pope  takes  refuge
in  Castel  S.  Angelo;  the  troops  plunder  the  Vatican.  Moncada
arranges  a  truce  [September  21]  :  i.  peace  for  four  months  between
the  Confederates  and  the  Emperor  ;  ii.  the  Pope  to  withdraw  his
troops  from  Lombardy,  to  pardon  Pompeo  and  the  other  Colonnesi  ;
iii.  Moncada  and  the  Colonnesi  to  withdraw  their  troops  towards


HISTORICAL   ABSTRACT.  163

Naples  [Guicciardini,  bk.  xvii.  eh.  v  ;  Buonaparte  ^,  Sacco  di  Roma,  1526.
pp.  22-30].  The  Pope,  in  spite  of  the  agreement,  at  once  assembles
his  troops  under  Paolo  Vitelli,  and  lays  waste  the  territories  of
the  Colonna  family,  and  prepares  to  attack  Naples.


**Frederick1155_Coronation_001 **
Frederick  commenced  his  operations  by  attacking
the  friends  of  Milan,  and  after  having  obtained  the
mastery  over  the  weaker  among  them,  laid  siege  to
Tortona,  which  bravely  resisted  for  two  months,  after
which  it  was  forced  to  capitulate  and  was  demolished.
The  Emperor  at  that  time  did  not  dare  to  attack
Milan.     He  confined  himself  to  pronouncing  the  city


224  MEDIAEVAL   ITALY

an  outlaw  of  the  Empire,  and  deprived  it  of  many-
prerogatives.  On  the  17th  of  April,  1155,  at  Monza,
the  Iron  crown  was  placed  on  his  head.  He  then
proceeded  to  Rome,  where,  after  the  tragic  end  of
Arnold,  he  was  crowned  Emperor.  His  coronation
was  followed,  as  we  have  already  related,  by  that
bloody  battle  which  compelled  him  to  leave  the  city
almost  as  a  fugitive.
No  sooner  had  the  Emperor  returned  to  Germany
than  Milan  commenced  to  rebuild  Tortona,  and
Frederick,  occupied  as  he  was  in  his  own  country,  was
unable  to  cross  the  Alps  again  and  curb  the  pride
of  the  rebellious  city.  Meanwhile  his  relations  with
the  Pope  were  becoming  always  more  embittered.
Frederick  forced  the  ecclesiastics  to  receive  investiture
from  him  alone,  and  Pope  Hadrian  could  not  and
would  not  tolerate  this.  He  made  bitter  complaint
on  the  subject  in  a  letter  which  Cardinal  Bandinelli
presented  to  the  Diet  of  Besan^on  in  11 57.  In  this
letter  the  Pope,  referring  to  the  coronation,  said  to
Frederick  that  he  then  granted  him  the  "  Beneficium  "
of  the  Empire.  The  inference  of  vassalage  which
such  wording  contained  aroused  at  once  such  a  storm
that  Hadrian  was  forced  almost  to  withdraw  it,
declaring  that  it  had  been  used  in  its  ordinary  sense
without  the  slightest  allusion  to  its  feudal  significance.


**LIB-1793-001 **
Upon  a  handsome  marble  mosaic  table  from  Pompeii,

A  fine  Greek  vase,  with  figures  in  relief  in  terra-cotta,
of  great  antiquity,  probably  500  b.c.
.  THE  LIBKAKY.  179

THIRD  BOOM.
On  the  left,

Greek  and  Roman  sepulchral  inscriptions.
Five  locked  cabinets,  containing  a  celebrated  collection
of  42,000  Grecian  and  Mediasval  coins.
Eighteen  large  vases,  one  Panathenaic,  the  others
Transition  ;  ali  first-rate.
Oy   THE   END   WALL,

ìGrand  mosaic  of  a  cock-fight,  for  a  bag  of  money  which
stands  upon  a  table  between  the  caduceus  of  Peace  and
the  palm  of  Victory.     (^Canosa.)

fTwo  UNiQUE  mosaics  in  high  relief,  representing  a
Camillus  and  a  Bacalante.     (Metaponto?)

Fragment  of  a  comic  scene,  in  the  style  of  Dioscorides.
LaST   WALL,

Greek  female  head.     {Canino.)

Fine  mosaic  of  a  leopard  and  other  symbols  of  Bacchns.
(Canino.)

Fragment  of  an  Archaic  bas-relief.     (  Taranto.)
In  the  cextre,

Two  glazed  tables,  containing  Greek  and  Roman  bronze
coins  (among  which  some  specimens  of  the  "  as  ")  and
modem  medals.
On  a  Pompeian  table,

A  large  vase  representing  beli,  Proserpine  seated,
Orpheus,  Pluto,  Cerberus,  and  the  infernal  gods.  Above,
battle  of  Greeks  and  Amazons.     (^Buvo.)

In  the  centre  of  the  staircase

THE    LIBRARY.
The  Great  Hall  is  sixty-one  yards  long  by  twenty-three
broad,  contains  90,000  volumes,  and  has  a  surprising  echc»,
which  will  repeat  the  sound  thirty  times.  The  walls  are
decorated  with  eighteen  pictures,  by  Carlo  Drago,  of  the
history  of  the  Farnese  family  ;  and  the  ceilingby  Bondelli
represents  Virtue  crowning  Ferdinand  I.  and  his  wife
Caroline,  queen  of  Austria.  Upon  the  floor  is  an  admi-
rable  meridian  line,  made  in  1791  by  Grassi  and  Caselli.
N  2


180  UPPER  FLOOR — CEKTRE.
There  are  some  twenty  other  rooms,  with  90,000  more
books,  assigned  to  students  and  the  staflF.


**FEST_2023_STANTHONY_001 **
This is the season when feast days are celebrated in the
family circle : Christmas, the New Year, and, the most solemn
of all, that of St. Anthony; on that day the old wine and the
new flow merrily, gloomy hearts brighten with unwonted gaiety ;
and in the evening, in the largest room called the poéle, the only
warm room in the chalet, two or three families of neighbours are
gathered together, and while the old folks chat, the young man
eyes the maiden who already owns his heart. He has known
her from a child, he has seen her in the summer brave and
strong up on the “ Alp”; he knows that she loves children, that
she does not fear hard work, that she is thrifty, and that her
feminine vanity is content with a piece of bright-coloured silk
to put round her head, and a pair of little golden rings to adorn
her ears. She is the woman for him; they exchange the first
light words which shape the course of their whole future. Some-
times a musician puts a ribebba to his lips, and dancing begins ;
a dance full of gravity, with serious faces, stiff bodies, the partner
held respectfully at a distance, feet sliding in a monotonous
cadence, until the old mother gives the congé and sends all off
to bed.
But not every day is a feast day. In the long winter
evenings, following days of torpor, when, owing to the fury of
the storm, no man has been able to put his head outside the
door, in the warm stable, whose windows are stopped with
straw, while the oil burns slowly in the little lamp, the old grand-
father tells the family the tales he has learnt from his forefathers.

### Analysis ###
The user is asking about the political and familial events involving Roman Emperors around the year 400 AD. This query requires a historical analysis focusing on the period from approximately 375 to 425 AD, which encompasses the reigns of several emperors, including Theodosius I, Gratian, Valentinian II, and Arcadius. The references provided, however, do not directly relate to this period or topic. They cover events in different times and locations, such as the 16th-century Italian political conflicts involving Charles V and the Pope, the 12th-century coronation of Frederick I Barbarossa, and unrelated content about family celebrations and a library.

Given the mismatch between the query and the provided references, it is not possible to generate an accurate, verifiable answer based solely on the provided texts. To address the user's query properly, one would need to consult sources that specifically cover the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine periods, such as the Historia Gothorum and the Codex Theodosianus, which contain detailed accounts of the events and dynastic struggles during this time.

### Answer ###
The question about the Roman Emperors and their family affairs around 400 AD cannot be answered using the provided references as they do not pertain to this historical period or context. The relevant historical events and familial dynamics during this time would involve the reigns of Theodosius I, Gratian, Valentinian II, and Arcadius, among others. Key issues would include power struggles within the imperial family, alliances, and military conflicts.

For a comprehensive answer, one would need to consult primary sources such as the "Historia Gothorum" and "Codex Theodosianus," which provide detailed accounts of the political and social landscape of the late Roman Empire. These sources detail the division of the empire into Western and Eastern halves and the subsequent power struggles between various emperors and their families. Additionally, the religious policies and conversions to Christianity during this period also played a significant role in shaping the imperial family dynamics and the wider political environment. 