If his subjects were sometimes awakened from this pleasing vision of a Roman government, they derived more substantial comfort from the character of a Gothic prince, who had penetration to discern, and firmness to pursue, his own and the public interest.

Theodoric loved the virtues which he possessed, and the talents of which he was destitute.
Liberius was promoted to the office of Praetorian praefect for his unshaken fidelity to the unfortunate cause of Odoacer.

The ministers of Theodoric, Cassiodorus, and Boethius, have reflected on his reign the lustre of their genius and learning.

More prudent or more fortunate than his colleague, Cassiodorus preserved his own esteem without forfeiting the royal favor; and after passing thirty years in the honors of the world, he was blessed with an equal term of repose in the devout and studious solitude of Squillace.
As the patron of the republic, it was the interest and duty of the Gothic king to cultivate the affections of the senate and people.
The nobles of Rome were flattered by sonorous epithets and formal professions of respect, which had been more justly applied to the merit and authority of their ancestors.

The people enjoyed, without fear or danger, the three blessings of a capital, order, plenty, and public amusements.