Tag: Goths

The History of the Goths: From Theodoric I to the Reconquista

8 de August de 2016

  This post is divided in 5 sections that provide a chronological account of the known history of the Goths, ranging from their transfer to the Western Roman Empire’s province of Gallia Narbonensis, through to their conquest of Hispania, until the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is best understood as following this other post … More The History of the Goths: From Theodoric I to the Reconquista

The Origins Goths: Migration, Diffusion and Gothic Banality

5 de August de 2016

In a previous post, I spent some time discussing the fall of the Roman Empire. Although, it is inevitable to mention the Goths in such a discussion, the complexity of the issue is such that even the most superficial discussion would be distracting. To avoid that problem, and serve as a reference to myself, and … More The Origins Goths: Migration, Diffusion and Gothic Banality