Goths - Written Sources About The Goths

Written Sources About The Goths

  • Ambrose: The prologue of De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Ghost) makes passing reference to Athanaric's royal titles before 376. Comment on Saint Luke:„Chuni in Halanos, Halani in Gothos, Gothi in Taifalos et Sarmatas insurexerunt"
  • Ammianus Marcellinus: Res Gestae Libri XXXI.
  • Aurelius Victor: The Caesars, a history from Augustus to Constantius II
  • Basil of Caesarea: Letters
  • Cassiodorus: A lost history of the Goths used by Jordanes
  • Claudian: Poems
  • Dexippus: Scythica which was used by Zosimus for his New hystory
  • Epitome de Caesaribus
  • Eunapius of Sardis: Live of the Sophists
  • Eutropius: Breviary
  • Gregory Thaumaturgus: Canonical letter
  • Gregory of Nyssa
  • Historia Augusta: A history from Hadrian to Carus. However, large portions are known to be fraudulent and the factual accuracy of the remainder is disputed.
  • Jerome: Chronicle
  • Jordanes
  • Julian the Apostate
  • Lactantius: On the death of the Persecutors
  • Olympiodorus of Thebes
  • Orosius: History against pagans
  • Panegyrici latini
  • Paulinus: Life of bishop Ambrose of Milan
  • Philostorgius: Greek church history
  • Sozomen
  • Synesius: De regno and De providentia
  • Tacitus: Germania, chapters 17, 44
  • Themistius: Speeches
  • Theoderet of Cyrrhus
  • Theodosian Code
  • Zosimus

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