10-30-2010, 06:21 AM
Quote:I've been meaning to get a paperback copy of that one. I just started reading Ammianus Marcellinus, I'll have to get to Jordanes next.
If you do be sure to get Peter Heather's "Goths and Romans" (1991 publishing date) as, IIRC, that includes a quite brilliant analysis of Jordannes and his usefulness as a source on Gothic history.
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