The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . COINS OF TOTILA. Goths were compelled to abandon the , as Procopius says, the Goths had almostworshipped their young king as a god ; but now theyangrily reproached him for not having either de-stroyed Rome or else occupied it himself. They didnot rise in rebellion against Totila : one of theirnational virtues was that of faithfulness to theirchosen leaders, even when unsuccessful. But theirtrust in his wisdom and fortune were shaken, and BELISARIUS ABANDONS THE STRUGGLE, 297 they fought no longe
The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . COINS OF TOTILA. Goths were compelled to abandon the , as Procopius says, the Goths had almostworshipped their young king as a god ; but now theyangrily reproached him for not having either de-stroyed Rome or else occupied it himself. They didnot rise in rebellion against Totila : one of theirnational virtues was that of faithfulness to theirchosen leaders, even when unsuccessful. But theirtrust in his wisdom and fortune were shaken, and BELISARIUS ABANDONS THE STRUGGLE, 297 they fought no longer with their old enthusiasm andhopefulness. Belisarius completed the fortifications of the city,and sent the keys of the new gates to Justinian as anevidence of his success. But although the re-occupa-tion of Rome was a clever exploit, it was more showythan useful, and did not help to bring the end of thewar any nearer. After several months more of un-profitable skirmishing, Belisarius felt that the Gothswere not to be conquered by a general who had nomeans of commanding the
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