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Jordanes: Romana and Getica
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Liverpool University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 85233N6
EAN: 9781802078213
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Beschreibung
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.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Peter Van Nuffelen
- Lieve Van Hoof
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 480