![]() During the same period, Italy revived and flourished under the government of a Gothic king, who might have deserved a statue among the best and bravest of the ancient Romans.īirth and education of Theodoric, A.D. The Gothic Kingdom of Italy- State of the West- Military and Civil Government- The Senator Boethius- Last Acts and Death of TheodoricĪfter the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, an interval of fifty years, till the memorable reign of Justinian, is faintly marked by the obscure names and imperfect annals of Zeno, Anastasius, and Justin, who successively ascended to the throne of Constantinople. Zeno and Anastasius, Emperors of the East- Birth, Education, and First Exploits of Theodoric the Ostrogoth- His Invasion and Conquest of Italy. Chapter 39 of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Chapter 39įall In The East - The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
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