. Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270. ndTheodoric was received with great pomp within the wallsof Ravenna. A few days later Odoacer was assassinatedby Theodoric himself at a feast, and his partisans weremassacred. Perfidy gained Italy for the Goths, whosebrilliant victories had been unable to effect a conquest. 5. The Policy of Theodoric. Division of the Subject.—The conqueror indeed deserved the favours of fortune,,for he was not only a fortunate soldier, but a alone could preserve for him what he had con-quered by force and cunning. With this in view, he hadto discipline the Go
. Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270. ndTheodoric was received with great pomp within the wallsof Ravenna. A few days later Odoacer was assassinatedby Theodoric himself at a feast, and his partisans weremassacred. Perfidy gained Italy for the Goths, whosebrilliant victories had been unable to effect a conquest. 5. The Policy of Theodoric. Division of the Subject.—The conqueror indeed deserved the favours of fortune,,for he was not only a fortunate soldier, but a alone could preserve for him what he had con-quered by force and cunning. With this in view, he hadto discipline the Goths, restore the spirit of the Italians^and secure the frontiers against the attacks of other bar-barians or, if necessary, of the emperor. The doubletraining which he had received in the Gothic camp andat the Byzantine court fitted him admirably for this com-plex work. 6. Theodoric and the Emperor. He Serves the Empire,but with Independence.—In regard to the Empire of theEast, his position was never clearly defined. Legally he. L EUROPE in the reign ofTHEODORIC Circa 500. Roman EmpireTeutonic Settlements Celts _J 10
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