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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Main Author:	Cristini, Marco
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Firenze University Press 2025
Subjects:	5th–6th centuries Italian frontiers Ostrogoths Theoderic Cassiodorus Variae thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history
Online Access:	ONIX_20241220_9791221504163_374
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