. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. enity never con-sented to inflict any corporal or pecuniary penaltieson her Roman subjects; and she generously despisedthe clamours of the Goths, who, at the end of forty years, still consideredthe people of Italy as their slaves or their enemies. Her salutary measureswere directed by the wisdom, and celebrated by the eloquence, of Cassio-dorus i; she solicited and deserved the friendship of the emperor; and thekingdoms of
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. enity never con-sented to inflict any corporal or pecuniary penaltieson her Roman subjects; and she generously despisedthe clamours of the Goths, who, at the end of forty years, still consideredthe people of Italy as their slaves or their enemies. Her salutary measureswere directed by the wisdom, and celebrated by the eloquence, of Cassio-dorus i; she solicited and deserved the friendship of the emperor; and thekingdoms of Europe respected, both in peace and war, the majesty of theGothic throne. [1 This story is told in the Dialogues of Pope Gregory. On the legend Hodgkinc comments, For that noble heart Hell itself could scarcely reserve any sorer punishment than the conscious-ness of a lifes labour wasted by one fierce outbreak of Berseker rage. Procopiusi calls histreatment of Boethius and Symmachus the first and last act of injustice which he had com-mitted against any of his subjects; and the cause was his failure to look deeply enough into theevidence before he gave his verdict.]. Gothic Helmet andWeapons ODOACER TO THE TRIUMPH OF NARSES 395 [526-534 ] But the future happiness of the queen and of Italy depended on the edu-cation of her son, who was destined, by his birth, to support the differentand almost incompatible characters of the chief of a barbarian camp, and thefirst magistrate of a civilised nation. From the age of ten years, Athalaricwas diligently instructed in the arts and sciences, either useful or ornamentalfor a Roman prince; and three venerable Goths were chosen to instil theprinciples of honour and virtue into the mind of their young king. Butthe pupil who is insensible of the benefits, must abhor the restraints, of edu-cation ; and the solicitude of the queen, which affection rendered anxiousand severe, offended the untractable nature of her son and his subjects. Ona s
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