Iordanes
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Iordanes was a 6th-century Roman bureaucrat and historian best known for his work "Getica," a key source on the history of the Goths and late antiquity.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Antiquity writer
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Roman bureaucrat ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfGetica | c. 551 CE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfRomana | c. 551–552 CE ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cassiodorus’ lost Gothic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 6th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | possibly Gothic ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gothic history
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Roman history ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 550 CE ⓘ |
| genre | historical writing ⓘ |
| Getica_subject |
Gothic wars with the Roman Empire
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migration of the Goths ⓘ origins of the Goths ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
important source for the transition from Roman to post-Roman world
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key source for Gothic history ⓘ |
| influenced | medieval Gothic historiography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Getica
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Romana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Getica
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Romana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bureaucrat
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cleric ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Constantinople
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Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | possibly bishop ⓘ |
| Romana_subject | universal history from Creation to his own time ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of late antiquity
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history of the Goths ⓘ |
| sourceType |
primary source for 6th-century perspectives on Goths
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secondary source for Gothic traditions ⓘ |
| textualTradition | survives in medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| wrote |
De origine actibusque Getarum
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De summa temporum vel origine actibusque gentis Romanorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Getica NERFINISHED ⓘ Romana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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