[gothic-l] Re: What happened with the Vandalic kingdom in North Africa? Ostrogothic Architecture

[kaoru666 at HOTMAIL.COM]

I just read the article in the adress posted by dirk; it was very 
informative, but I hope someday I could see at least on pictures 
those excavational ruins. 

I've searched the internet for the ostrogothic buildings you post, I 
found them all and they're all very beautiful. The stile seems 
somewhat alike to the visigothic one, like in the arian Basilica of 
santa Lucía. 

I see that there are more "majestic" and important preserved 
ostrogothic buildings than visigothic ones; as you know most of the 
visigothic buildings preserved were of little importance and 
magnitude... hmh... I guess lombards did less damage to those 
beautiful buildings than arabs and moors in general... 

Also, do you have any knowledge of swebic surviving ruins or 
structures?

Thanks again for yer invaluable information.

Alberto

--- In gothic-l at y..., Bertil Häggman <mvk575b at t...> wrote:
> It is hard to determine the Alan influence in North Africa,
> but I think one can presume that the more influential people
> was the Vandals. The Alans suffered the same fate as the
> Vandals in the 530s, when the kingdom of the Vandals and
> Alans fell to Belisarius of Byzantium. 
> 
> If you check the address provided by Dirk you can find
> info on the Vandal rule in North Africa. I am sure there
> is extensive material on the building structures of the
> Ostrogoths in Italy.
> 
> In 1994 an important conference, "I Goti" was held in the
> in the Palazzo Reale in Miland. I am sure Ostrogothic 
> architecture had its place then.
> 
> Of the older literature one can mention:
> 
> von Quast, _Die altchristlichen Bauwerke von Ravenna_. 1842.
> 
> The church San Vitale was started the year Theoderich died
> and completed under King Vitichis in 539 AD.
> 
> The most important basilica was San Apollinare nuovo, finished
> in 553-556 AD. The Ostrogothic harbour city Classe, which is
> now completely there were several Ostrogothic churches. King
> Theoderic also contributed finacially to building activity
> in Rome.
> 
> Germanically
> 
> Bertil
> 
> > That's wonderfully interesting, I would try to invest more about 
> > these information you're prividing us with. And I'm very 
interested 
> > in those building from the vandal and ostrogothic era, so please 
> > enlighten us with some examples.
> > 
> > Also if you know of any website where we can see those 
ostrogothic 
> > and vandalic ruins and buildings it would be wonderful.  
> > 
> > I had no knowledge of alan presence in north Africa until now! 
But, 
> > how important was their influence there.


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