[gothic-l] Re: Seventeenth Gothic-Roman War 405 AD

[andreas.schwarcz at UNIVIE.AC.AT]

Dear Dirk,
there is no source stating that Radagaisus was joined by Vandals 
and Burgundinans. Zosimus, Historia nea 5, 26, who gave the 
number of 400.000, only talks generally of Celts and Germans from 
the other side of the Rhine and Danube, but he wrote long after the 
events. Orosius, hist.adv.pag. 7, 37, Augustinus, de civitate dei 5, 
23, and the Chron.Gall.a.452, 51do not give specific peoples 
besides the Goths and they do not call those Goths Ostrogoths 
(which would be really anachronistic around 405). Orosius, by the 
way, gives a number of more than 200.000 for the followers of 
Radagaisus, which is also considered as exaggerated. None of our 
sources allow us to call Radagaisus an Amal and he is not 
mentioned in any Amal genealogy.
Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year and 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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