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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
Jordanes
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From their name or race Pompeius Trogus says the 48 stock of the Parthians had its origin. Hence even to-day in the Scythian tongue they are called Parthi, that is, Deserters. And in consequence of their descent they are archers—almost alone among all the nations of Asia—and are very valiant warriors. Now in regard to the name, though I have said they were called Parthi because they were deserters, some have traced the derivation of the word otherwise, saying that they were called Parthi because they fled from their kinsmen. Now when t. . . Read More
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I feel lucky to have read this. I'm going to translate it back into Gothic this year.
A pretty fascinating read about a rather ignored section of ancient history. A bit compact, but still well worth your time.
Jordanis er visst ikkje særleg påliteleg om det han skriv om, men så las eg denne mest for å få lese den gilde nynorsken til Sigmund Skard.
This is a review specifically of the new Liverpool University Press translation of Romana and Getica.
This is an easily readable translation of a critical text from late antiquity, supplemented by copious notes, introductions, and appendices. This will be a great resource for anyone studying the lat
Jordanes gives us a contemporary's report of the activities of the Romans and their interaction with the Goths. In some cases he reports on information received from ancient sources, some of which are lost to us today, but were available in the 4th and 5th century.
He offers the reader a more accurat
For a 1400 year old book this is a surprisingly interesting read. Jordanes tracks the history of the Gothic people with more than a hint of mysticism thrown in.
Like most ancient sources, its highly speculative but still useful for anyone researching The Goths.
O carte ce trebuie citită. O recomand.
The translator, Charles Mierow, has done an excellent job in presenting as precise and comfortable translation as possible, no easy feat given Jordanes grammatically poor and clunky style which reflects his role as a military secretary, where high grammatical style and form were unnecessary. The suc
Redatta intorno al 550 sulla base di fonti classiche, quali le opere di Cassiodoro, Girolamo, Orosio e Strabone, la Storia dei Goti racconta le vicende di questo popolo di origine scandinava, che dalle regioni del Baltico si spinse fino alla nostra penisola. Suddivisa in quattro parti, l'opera di Jo