An Introduction to the Sources Relating to the Germanic Invasions
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To the men from the barbarian [i. E. Odovacar] he replied that it would be wise for Odovacar to accept the dignity of patrician from Emperor Nepos; and that he himself would send it, should Nepos not anticipate him; and he praised Odovacar because he had shown a tendency to preserve the order established by the Romans, and trusted therefore that Odovacar, if he wished to do the fair thing, would receive the emperor who had paid him these honors. And sending a royal letter to Odovacar, expressin...g his wishes, he addressed him as patrician. OF TM£ \ CHAPTER X Sources from Theodosius the Great to Justinian (Continued) : The Ecclesiastical Historians ZosiMUS was distinctly inferior to several of his prede- cessors as an historical writer, and the Greek fragments which reinforce and continue his work are vague and de- sultory. The decline in quantity and quality of sources was contemporaneous with a generally admitted weakening of government, at least in the western provinces. Conditions within the commonwealth were maniiestly growing worse; there was less order and more bloodshed, increasing rob- bery and decreasing security.
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