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1、HistoryoftheWars/BookV1HistoryoftheWars/BookVISuch,then,werethefortunesoftheRomansinLibya.IshallnowproceedtotheGothicWar,firsttellingallthatbefelltheGothsandItaliansbeforethiswar.DuringthereignofZeno[A]inByzantiumthepowerintheWestwasheldbyAugustus,whomtheRomansusedtocallbythedi
2、minutivenameAugustulusbecausehetookovertheempirewhilestillalad,[B]hisfatherOrestes,amanofthegreatestdiscretion,administeringitasregentforhim.NowithappenedthattheRomansashorttimebeforehadinducedtheSciriandAlaniandcertainotherGothicnationstoformanalliancewiththem;andfromthattimeo
3、nitwastheirfortunetosufferatthehandofAlaricandAttilathosethingswhichhavebeentoldinthepreviousnarrative.[1]Andinproportionasthebarbarianelementamongthembecamestrong,justsodidtheprestigeoftheRomansoldiersforthwithdecline,andunderthefairnameofalliancetheyweremoreandmoretyrannizedo
4、verbytheintrudersandoppressedbythem;sothatthebarbariansruthlesslyforcedmanyothermeasuresupontheRomansmuchagainsttheirwillandfinallydemandedthattheyshoulddividewiththemtheentirelandofItaly.AndindeedtheycommandedOrestestogivethemthethirdpartofthis,andwhenhewouldbynomeansagreetodo
5、so,theykilledhimimmediately.[C]NowtherewasacertainmanamongtheRomansnamedOdoacer,oneofthebodyguardsoftheemperor,andheatthattimeagreedtocarryouttheircommands,onconditionthattheyshouldsethimuponthethrone.Andwhenhehadreceivedthesupremepowerinthisway,[D]hedidtheemperornofurtherharm,
6、butallowedhimtolivethenceforthasaprivatecitizen.Andbygivingthethirdpartofthelandtothebarbarians,andinthiswaygainingtheirallegiancemostfirmly,heheldthesupremepowersecurelyfortenyears.[2]DATES:[A]474-491A.D.[B]July31,475A.D.[C]July28,476A.D.[D]July28,476A.D.Itwasataboutthissameti
7、methattheGothsalso,whoweredwellinginThracewiththepermissionoftheemperor,tookuparmsagainsttheRomansundertheleadershipofTheoderic,amanwhowasofpatricianrankandhadattainedtheconsularofficeinByzantium.ButtheEmperorZeno,whounderstoodhowtosettletohisadvantageanysituationinwhichhefound
8、himself,advisedTheoderictoproceedtoItaly,attackOdoacer
