[gothic-l] Sarmatians and Goths

[Bertil Häggman]

Dirk,

I would like to point out that Andreas has not
provided any exact reference to his claim.

That the Goths were the dominant enemy
of the Roman empire in Europe is pretty clear.
I think you are now diverting from the original
subject.

Am by now pretty aware of your Germanocentric
view expressed often on this list. It is OK by me,
but I think it fogs your judgement somehow, wouldn't
you agree?

Gothically

Bertil

> I regard Andreas Schwarcz as a reliable source and I have no reason to
>  doubt his expertise.

> You probably mean the Goths were a dominant force in the Balkan region
> in the third century. Note that the Roman Empire had to defend at
> several fronts at once. Parthians in the east, Goths in the Balkan,
> Alamanni frequently even attacking Milan, internal ursurpers in Gaul,
> Britain and other places. All of those external and internal enemies
> weakened the military defences. To see the Goths as 'the' dominant
> force of the third century that brought down Rome is highly
> over-simplistic (or wishful thinking).



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