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Updated: June 8, 2025
They dared to speak of the Goths as barbarians these Herules, Isaurians, Huns, Armenians, and Teutons! of the Goths, whose pride it had so long been to defend Roman civilisation, and even to restore the Roman edifices. What commander among them could compare with Totila, brave, just, generous?
But Romanus had been right. His movement southward alarmed Agilulf, who immediately left Pavia, and crossing the Apennines, we may suppose, as Totila had done, threatened Rome itself. Then, however, he had to face something more formidable than an imperial army. Upon the steps of S. Peter's church stood the Vicegerent of God, great S. Gregory, who alone turned him back and saved the city.
At Luceoli upon the Flaminian Way, not far from Gualdo Tadino where Narses had broken Totila, in that glorious place his own soldiers slew him and sent his head to Heraclius. Isaac's rule was not fortunate for the imperialists. In this fight 8000 fell on the Roman side, the rest fleeing away." Nor was this all.
Not even Belisarius can undo the work of Alexandros and these devouring captains. From end to end of Italy, the name of the Greeks is abhorred; that of Totila is held in honour. He will renew the kingdom of Theodoric. Marcian saw straight before him the aim of all his intrigue. It was an aim unselfish, patriotic.
His doubts being at an end, for he knew that this Roman noble had long since openly joined Totila, he begged that Venantius would hear him in private, and this being granted, began by telling in whose service he was. 'I thought I somehow remembered your face, said the captain, whose look seemed to add that the face did not particularly please him. 'And where is the lord Marcian?
Among the remnant of the race was left a hero, Totila by name; a Teuton of the ancient stamp. Totilas, 'free from death' 'the deathless one, they say his name means. Under him the nation rose once more as out of the ground. A Teuton of the ancient stamp he was, just and merciful exceedingly. Take but two instances of him, and know the man by them. He retook Naples.
If you wed Veranilda how do you purpose to secure your safety? Not, I imagine, by prostrating yourself before Bessas. Where will you be safe from pursuit? Basil reflected, then asked boldly: 'Has not the King Totila welcomed and honourably entertained Romans who have embraced his cause? 'Come now, exclaimed the other, his sad visage lighting up, 'that is to speak like a man!
The generals of Justinian lived on plunder. In Totila arose a new Gothic leader, the bravest of the brave. At the end of the year 541 he marched out of Verona with only five thousand men, defeated the incapable and disunited Grecian captains, took city after city, passed the Apennines, passed near Rome, without assailing it.
After four years of fighting with Totila he was recalled, and a slave named Narces, who had always lived in the women's apartment in the palace, was sent to take the command.
The ill-fed populace had long ago become ready for any change which might benefit their stomachs, and the name of Totila was to them significant of all they lacked under the Greeks. 'Let the Goth come quickly! passed from mouth to mouth wherever the vulgar durst speak what they thought.
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