The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . andwould not give it up. Amalaswintha laid these demands before her minis-ters, and by their advice wrote a very dignified letterto Justinian, respectfully acknowledging that Athalaricwas the emperors vassal, but refusing to yield to hisunjust claims, and suggesting that it would be moreworthy of a great sovereign to show kindness to anorphan boy than to try to pick a quarrel with him 200 A queens troubles. over trifles. After having publicly returned to theambassador this queenly answer, the crafty womansent for h
The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . andwould not give it up. Amalaswintha laid these demands before her minis-ters, and by their advice wrote a very dignified letterto Justinian, respectfully acknowledging that Athalaricwas the emperors vassal, but refusing to yield to hisunjust claims, and suggesting that it would be moreworthy of a great sovereign to show kindness to anorphan boy than to try to pick a quarrel with him 200 A queens troubles. over trifles. After having publicly returned to theambassador this queenly answer, the crafty womansent for him privately, and made a solemn promise,which was to be kept strictly secret, that she wouldhand over the kingdom to Justinian as soon as theneedfrl arrangements could be made. The ambassadors returned to Constantinople. Jus-tinian was delighted with their report; he had secured two strings to his bow, and felt no doubt that Italywould soon be his. He determined to lose no timein following up his advantage and despatched acertain Peter of Thessalonica, a famous professor of.
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