The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . ough Odovacar would tolerate no interferencewith his government, he tried to gain Zenos goodwillin various ways. He sent over to Constantinople theinsignia of the imperial palace, and caused statues ofthe emperor to be erected in Rome and also undertook an expedition to Dalmatia againstthe murderer of Nepos, who was taken prisoner andput to death. But Zeno was anxious to be master of Italy in realityas well as in name, and if he had had a powerful armyat his command he would very promptly have made ana
The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . ough Odovacar would tolerate no interferencewith his government, he tried to gain Zenos goodwillin various ways. He sent over to Constantinople theinsignia of the imperial palace, and caused statues ofthe emperor to be erected in Rome and also undertook an expedition to Dalmatia againstthe murderer of Nepos, who was taken prisoner andput to death. But Zeno was anxious to be master of Italy in realityas well as in name, and if he had had a powerful armyat his command he would very promptly have made anattempt to drive out the usurper by force of several years his weakness compelled him to putoff his design, but about the year 489 he granted per- 132 HOW THE WESTERN EMPIRE CAME TO AN END. mission to the king of the Ostrogoths, the famousTheoderic the Amaling, to invade the country, and totake possession of it in the name of the empire. Before we tell of the struggle that took place be-tween Odovacar and the Amaling, wc must relate thestory of Thcodcrics early J
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