Details

Subject(s)

• Attila, -453 [Browse]
• Germanic peoples [Browse]
• Goths [Browse]
• Rome—History [Browse]

Translator

• Van Nuffelen, Peter [Browse]
• Hoof, Lieve van [Browse]

Editor

• Van Nuffelen, Peter [Browse]
• Hoof, Lieve van [Browse]

Series

• Translated texts for historians ; v. 75. [More in this series]
• Translated texts for historians ; volume 75 [More in this series]

Contains

• Jordanes, active 6th century. Romana. English. [Browse]
• Jordanes, active 6th century. Getica. English [Browse]

Summary note

Of Gothic descent, Jordanes wrote a unique set of histories. The Getica narrates the history of the Goths from their earliest origins until the middle of the sixth century. Building on the lost history of Cassiodorus, it is the earliest example of a history told from the perspective of one of the barbarian peoples establishing kingdoms in the fifth and sixth centuries. It had great influence on later medieval historians, on national histories of the nineteenth century and on modern accounts of Gothic history. The Romana is a survey of world and Roman history. Whilst largely dependent on traditional Roman histories and chronicles for events up to the fourth century, it contains much unique information for the last two centuries it narrates. This book offers the first translation into English of the Getica for a century and the first modern translation of the Romana. The introduction locates the Getica and the Romana in the context of ancient historiography, building a new picture of Jordanes as a historian and of the two works themselves. It also offers a detailed discussion of the sources used by Jordanes, suggesting possible ways to identify his debt to Cassiodorus. Extensive notes guide the reader through these fascinating but often complex texts.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-442) and index.

Rights and reproductions note

Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0.

Language note

Translated from the Latin.

ISBN

• 1789628105 ((hardback))
• 9781789628104 ((hardback))

OCLC

1144100712

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