A Brief History of Theodoric's Italy

Theodoric ruled with day-to-day practical independence, while maintaining the self-imposed limitations which would keep the Byzantines happy. As mentioned before, coins minted in Italy would have the face of Zeno or Anastasia on one side, and not Theodoric's. Official documents continued to be dated to the reigns of the emperors. Even more significantly, Theodoric couldn't enact laws. He married off his two daughters to the Visigothic and Burgundian kings. His sister married King Clovis' brother - but he could not prevent war between Franks and Vandals. In 507 hostilities grew hotter as Gothic I said that the