Theodoric's Consolation of Philosophy

In 522, Theodoric was arrested and executed by the Vandal king Thrasimund. While waiting for his execution, Boethius composed a book called The Consolation of Philosophy. It reveals many of the injustices which the Italians were feeling under the Gothic yoke. Three years later Justin announced a new law banning arianism within the empire. Arianism was no longer a force within the empire, but as with any sect, it hadn't been wiped out completely.