Cassiodorus Jordanes And The History Of The Goths

Author : Arne Søby Christensen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 8772897104

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Cassiodorus, Jordanes and the History of the Goths by Arne Søby Christensen Pdf

This book is a study in the myth of the origins and early history of the Goths as told in the Getica written by Jordanes in AD 551. Jordanes claimed they emigrated from the island of Scandza (Sweden) in 1490 BC, thus giving them a history of more than two thousand years. He found this narrative in Cassiodorus' Gothic history, which is now lost. The present study demonstrates that Cassiodorus and Jordanes did not base their accounts on a living Gothic tradition of the past, as the Getica would have us believe. On the contrary, they got their information only from the Graeco-Roman literature. The Greeks and Romans, however, did not know of the Goths until the middle of the third century AD. Consequently, Cassiodorus and Jordanes created a Gothic history partly through an erudite exploitation of the names of foreign peoples, and partly by using the narratives about other peoples' history as if they belonged to the Goths. The history of the Migrations therefore must be reconsidered.

Author : Iordanes (Gothus.)
Publisher : Arx Publishing, LLC
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781889758770

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The Gothic history of Jordanes by Iordanes (Gothus.) Pdf

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : 9780244746674

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Getica: The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes Pdf

De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Gothsor the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes in or shortly after 551 AD, claims to be a summary of a voluminous account by Cassiodorus of the origin and history of the Gothic people, which is now lost. However, the extent to which Jordanes actually used the work of Cassiodorus is unknown. It is significant as the only remaining contemporaneous resource that gives the full story of the origin and history of the Goths. Another aspect of this work is its information about the early history and the customs of Slavs.

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1406546674

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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes Pdf

Iordanis, known in English as Jordanes (also Jordanis'), was a 6th century bureaucrat of the Eastern Roman Empire, who turned his hand to history late in life. Though he wrote a history of Rome (Romana), the book most of interest to us now are the manuscripts the source of De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Goths), or Getica, written in Latin (probably Jordanes' third language) at Constantinople about 551 CE. He was asked by a friend to write this book by the church as a summary of a lost multi-volume history of the Goths by the statesman, Cassiodorus. The major factors in the selection of Jordanes for this task were his interest in history (he was working on a history of Rome), his ability to write succinctly and his own Gothic background. He had been a high-level notarius, or secretary, of a small client state on the Roman frontier in Moesia, modern northern Bulgaria.

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : IND:32000004059129

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The Gothic History of Jordanes in English Version by Jordanes Pdf

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1466261242

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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes Pdf

English - Latin parallel text edition. Jordanes was a 6th century Roman bureaucrat, who turned his hand to history later in life. While he also wrote Romana about the history of Rome, his best-known work is his Getica, written in Constantinople about AD 551. It is the only extant classical work dealing with the early history of the Goths. Jordanes was asked by a friend to write this book as a summary of a now lost multi-volume history of the Goths by the statesman Cassiodorus. He was selected for his known interest in history, his ability to write succinctly, and because of his own Gothic background. He had been a high-level notarius, or secretary, of a small client state on the Roman frontier in Moesia, modern northern Bulgaria. Other writers, e.g. Procopius, wrote works still extant on the later history of the Goths. As the only surviving work on Gothic origins, the Getica has been the object of much critical review. Jordanes wrote in Late Latin rather than the classical Ciceronian Latin. According to his own introduction, he only had three days to review what Cassiodorus had written, meaning that he must also have relied on his own knowledge. Some of his statements are laconic. A pukka classic from www.arepo.biz

Author : Jordanes,Charles C. Mierow
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1495204316

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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes,Charles C. Mierow Pdf

De origine actibusque Getarum, or the Getica, is a summary of the now lost account by Cassiodorus of the origin and history of the Gothic people. It tells of the great battles between the Goths and Romans, of the First Great Race War against Europe waged by the Huns under Attila, the Gothic involvement in the great sacking of Rome-and much, much more. Jordanes' work is the single most important source on the origin and migration of the Goths, Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Starting with a fictionalized account of Gothic origins and travels, the Getica then deals with the very real story of the first meeting between Roman and Gothic forces on the eastern borders of the Empire in the present-day north Balkans. It tells of the initial clashes between Roman and Goth, and of how they were eventually forced to become allies against the invasion of Europe by the Asiatic hordes under Attila the Hun. Once that invasion was warded off, the story continues with the adventures of the Ostrogoths, the Visigoths, Gaul, Spain, the last Gothic rulers of the Western Roman Empire, their part in the final fall of Rome and their descendant's role in the Eastern Roman Empire. The Getica is, even after 1,500 years, still a riveting read and brimming with adventure, despair, heroism and incredible deeds which helped shape Europe, and a vital source for early Gothic, Slavic, Roman and Hunnish history. This version has been completely reset and follows the identical margin notes, introduction and literary overview of Charles C. Mierow's Princeton University edition.

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101135568

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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes Pdf

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : OCLC:1045619867

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The Gothic History of Jordanes by Jordanes Pdf

This book by famed sixth-century historian Jordanes offers a history, written less than a century after the death of Attila, on the various barbarian tribes' dealings with the Western Roman Empire and their contributions to the fall of the Empire.

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522793127

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The Origins and Deeds of the Goths by Jordanes Pdf

Jordanes was an ancient historian who lived shortly after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and he wrote a number of works about Roman history. Jordanes was asked by a friend to write this book as a summary of a multi-volume history of the Goths (now lost) by the statesman Cassiodorus. He was selected for his known interest in history (he was working on Rome's), his ability to write succinctly, and because of his own Gothic background. As the only surviving work on Gothic origins, the "Getica" has been the object of much critical review.

Author : Shami Ghosh
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004305816

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Writing the Barbarian Past: Studies in Early Medieval Historical Narrative by Shami Ghosh Pdf

This book provides studies of narratives concerning the distant, ‘barbarian’ past, composed c.550–c.1000, ranging from Latin ‘national’ histories to Latin and vernacular epics and lays, and examines the place of this past in early medieval historical consciousness.

Author : Jordanes
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : 129085758X

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The Gothic History of Jordanes in English Version; by Jordanes Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Nick Groom
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191642395

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The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Groom Pdf

The Gothic is wildly diverse. It can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films, and a distinctive style of rock music. It has influenced political theorists and social reformers, as well as Victorian home décor and contemporary fashion. Nick Groom shows how the Gothic has come to encompass so many meanings by telling the story of the Gothic from the ancient tribe who sacked Rome to the alternative subculture of the present day. This unique Very Short Introduction reveals that the Gothic has predominantly been a way of understanding and responding to the past. Time after time, the Gothic has been invoked in order to reveal what lies behind conventional history. It is a way of disclosing secrets, whether in the constitutional politics of seventeenth-century England or the racial politics of the United States. While contexts change, the Gothic perpetually regards the past with fascination, both yearning and horrified. It reminds us that neither societies nor individuals can escape the consequences of their actions. The anatomy of the Gothic is richly complex and perversely contradictory, and so the thirteen chapters here range deliberately widely. This is the first time that the entire story of the Gothic has been written as a continuous history: from the historians of late antiquity to the gardens of Georgian England, from the mediaeval cult of the macabre to German Expressionist cinema, from Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy to American consumer society, from folk ballads to vampires, from the past to the present. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Jordanes,Charles Christopher Mierow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : PRNC:32101076469863

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Jordanes The Origin and Deeds of the Goths, in English Version by Jordanes,Charles Christopher Mierow Pdf

Author : Herwig Wolfram
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0520069838

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History of the Goths by Herwig Wolfram Pdf

Provides an overview on the formation of the Gothic tribes, their migrations, and the later history of the Ostrogothic and Visigothic settlements.