Anastasius reneged
No sooner had Vitalian and his troops withdrawn than Anastasius reneged, sending out a general named Cyril to oppose him. This was a mistake....
The end of Theoderic
By the time Anastasius died, his successors Justin I (r. 518-527) and Justinian I (r. 527-565), devout Balkan westerners that they were and deep...