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Romana ; and, Getica / Jordanes ; translated with an introduction and notes by Peter Van Nuffelen and Lieve Van Hoof.
Author
Jordanes, active 6th century
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.
Description
1 online resource (x, 467 pages ) : 5 maps
Details
Subject(s)
Germanic peoples
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Goths
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Rome
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History
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Translator
Van Nuffelen, Peter
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Hoof, Lieve van
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Editor
Van Nuffelen, Peter
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Hoof, Lieve van
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Issuing body
Liverpool University Press
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Series
Translated Texts for Historians ; v. 75.
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Translated Texts for Historians ; volume 75
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Contains
Jordanes, active 6th century.
Romana.
English.
(Van Nuffelen/Hoof).
2020.
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Jordanes, active 6th century.
Getica.
English.
(Van Nuffelen/Hoof).
2020.
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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.
Source of description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Liverpool University Press, viewed March 21, 2023).
Language note
Translated from the Latin.
Contents
Introduction
Life and context
The Romana
The Getica
Sources
Text and translation
The medieval and humanist reception
Translation. Romana ; Gettica
Appendices
Maps
Glossary.
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Jordanes
ISBN
9781837643967 ((electronic bk.))
1837643962 ((electronic bk.))
Doi
10.3828/9781789628104
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Romana and Getica / Jordanes ; translated with an introduction and notes by Peter Van Nuffelen and Lieve Van Hoof.
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