[gothic-l] Re: Ostrogoths in Italy, Britain or China (or on the moon?)

[andreas.schwarcz at UNIVIE.AC.AT]

Hello Troels and Dirk,
I quite agree with Troels. Procopius not only had contact with 
Suartuas, but with  a lot of Herul officers in Belisar's army. His 
gruesome tales of Herul burial customs, however, do not 
correspond with our archeological knowledge from the fifth and  
sixth century. Of course Dirk is citing Walter Goffart correctly, but 
Walter commits a lot of errors in his book and his overall picture of 
Jordanes and his analysis of the Getica as a historical source is 
wrong and therefore also his comparative treatment of Procopius.
Regards
        Andreas
Ao.Univ.Prof.Dr.Andreas Schwarcz
Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung
Universität Wien
Dr.Karl Lueger-Ring 1
A-1010 Wien
Österreich
Tel.0043/1/42-77/272-16
Fax 0043/142-77/92-72

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