Since the relationship with the Italian Goths had been restored, the Praetorian prefecture of Italy was governed by officials appointed by the emperor. The military authority over the prefecture, on the other hand, was in the hands of Theodoric who forged relations with the new powers in Gaul. Anastasius feared Theodoric's power in the west and wanted to prevent the rise of a new emperor. In the Frankish rex Clovis, the emperor found an ally. Partly thanks to the former magister militum Gundobad, he agreed with Clovis to overthrown the Gothic hegemony in the West. In the Franco–Gothic War (507–511) Clovis defeated the Aquitanian Goths at the Battle of Vouillé and the threat of an invasion by the Roman army prevented Theodoric from interfering in the battle.Cassiodorus, Var., 2.5Wijnendaele (2024), pag. 212-213 states: The moment Theodoric had an expedition ready to help Alaric II for help over the Alps in 507, he had to keep the same troops ready because of the East-Roman threat that apparently appeared out of nowhere in his own Italian backyard.In early 508, a Roman attack took place in the Italian boot. Anastasius equipped an expedition force of 8,000 soldiers for this, but the Roman intervention was not aimed at conquest. It did not sought the confrontation with Theodoric' army and limited itself only to the conquest and looting of some cities in the south. The Frankish share in this war was more successful.
Since the relationship with the Italian Goths had been restored, the Praetorian prefecture of Italy was governed by officials appointed by the emperor. The military authority over the prefecture, on the other hand, was in the hands of Theodoric who forged relations with the new powers in Gaul. Anastasius feared Theodoric's power in the west and wanted to prevent the rise of a new emperor. In the Frankish rex Clovis, the emperor found an ally. Partly thanks to the former magister militum Gundobad, he agreed with Clovis to overthrown the Gothic hegemony in the West. In the Franco–Gothic War (507–511) Clovis defeated the Aquitanian Goths at the Battle of Vouillé and the threat of an invasion by the! Roman army prevented Theodoric from interfering in the battle.Cassiodorus, Var., 2.5Wijnendaele (2024), pag. 212-213 states: The moment Theod.oric had an expedition ready to help Alaric II for help over the Alps in 507, he had to keep the same troops ready because of the East-Roman threat that apparently appeared out of nowhere in his own Italian backyard.In early 508, a Roman attack took place in the Italian boot. Anastasius equipped an expedition force of 8,000 soldiers for this, but the Roman intervention was not aimed at conquest. It did not sought the confrontation with Theodoric' army and limited itself only to the conquest and looting of some cities in the south. The Frankish share in this war was more successful.