[gothic-l] Eighth Gothic War

[andreas.schwarcz at UNIVIE.AC.AT]

Dear Bertil, 
Cannabas or Cannabaudes is only 
mentioned by the  SHA v.Aureliani XII, 
where he is called Gothorum  dux and 
defeated and killed by Aurelian 
together  with 5000 of his men. The 
SHA are not a very  trustworthy source 
and the name my be a  fabrication, 
because "cannabae" means in latin a  
soldier´s tavern.  
Ariaric and Aoric are mentioned in 
Jordanes,  Getica, 112, as federates 
of Constantine the  Great. Wolfram, 
Goten, p.71, supposes that  Ariaric 
was head of the Tervingi and concluded 
a  foedus with the emperor in 332 
A.D., and that  Aoric probably was his 
son and successor (and  the father of 
Athanaric). 
Kind 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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