Chapter Waiting for the barbarians: the frontiers of the Ostrogothic Kingdom during the reign of Theoderic
Several letters written by Cassiodorus deal with Ostrogothic borders, describing the forts that guarded the Alpine passes, discussing the administration of frontier areas or lingering on the virtues and the vices of the people who inhabited them. The evidence provided by the Variae indicates that fr...
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| author | Cristini, Marco |
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| description | Several letters written by Cassiodorus deal with Ostrogothic borders, describing the forts that guarded the Alpine passes, discussing the administration of frontier areas or lingering on the virtues and the vices of the people who inhabited them. The evidence provided by the Variae indicates that frontiers were a crucial part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom during the reign of Theoderic, not only because they were the gates of Italy and had to be garrisoned to prevent hostile incursions, but also because they became a cornerstone of his political communication, stressing the difference between “Romanized” Goths and the “savage” tribes who lived beyond the Alps. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1507972025-01-31T08:46:54Z Chapter Waiting for the barbarians: the frontiers of the Ostrogothic Kingdom during the reign of Theoderic Cristini, Marco 5th–6th centuries Italian frontiers Ostrogoths Theoderic Cassiodorus Variae thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history Several letters written by Cassiodorus deal with Ostrogothic borders, describing the forts that guarded the Alpine passes, discussing the administration of frontier areas or lingering on the virtues and the vices of the people who inhabited them. The evidence provided by the Variae indicates that frontiers were a crucial part of the Ostrogothic Kingdom during the reign of Theoderic, not only because they were the gates of Italy and had to be garrisoned to prevent hostile incursions, but also because they became a cornerstone of his political communication, stressing the difference between “Romanized” Goths and the “savage” tribes who lived beyond the Alps. 2025-01-31T08:46:53Z 2025-01-31T08:46:53Z 2024-12-20T12:42:53Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241220_9791221504163_374 2704-6079 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96580 9791221504163 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150797 eng Reti Medievali E-Book open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/96580/1/42180.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0416-3.07 10.36253/979-12-215-0416-3.07 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221504163 14 Florence open access |
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