[gothic-l] Paulus and the Getica

[dirk at SMRA.CO.UK]

> Let us begin with the earliest (I know of), which is Paulus
> Diaconus.  So the question has been raised: "Did Paulus know
> about the Getica"? I consulted the index of the "Historia"
> but found only a reference to Cassiodorus, also known "Senator".
> The two books do however overlap to some extent, wherefore Paulus
> mentions Theudericus rex Gotorum,  Rodolfos rex Herolorum *)
> as well as Odoacar rex Turcillingorum. So we see then, that
> Paulus Diaconus, even if seeming to be unacquainted
> with Jordanes, he does mention the Gothi (sic) and can,
> thus, be put on the "read" list for things Gothic.


If you read Walter Goffart's "Narrators of Barbarian History", you
will find that Paulus was not only aquainted with Jordanes' Getica,
but that the Getica had a very significant impact on the Historia
Langobardorum.

cheers,
Dirk




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