Thracian Goths
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The Thracian Goths, also known as Moesogoths or Moesian Goths, refers to the branches of Goths who settled in Thrace and Moesia, Roman provinces in the Balkans. These Goths were mentioned in the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries.
History
Emperor Valens (r. 364–378) settled Goths in Moesia and planned to use them for protection.[citation needed] In 382, the Thervingi received land in Moesia by treaty with Roman Emperor Theodosius I.[1]
In the 460s, the Thracian Goths were recognized
In 476/77, Zeno allied himself with Theodoric Strabo's rival,
According to Jordanes (fl. 551), the Moesian Goths were taught to write by Ulfilas (311–383).[5] They were, according to him, still present in Moesia, "numerous, but poor and unwarlike, rich in nothing save flocks of various kids and pasture-lands for cattle and forests for wood ... Most of them drink milk".[5]
References
- ISBN 978-90-04-28952-9.
- ^ a b c d e f James 2014, p. 82.
- ^ a b Wolfram & Dunlap 1990, p. 271.
- ^ Wolfram & Dunlap 1990.
- ^ a b James 2014, p. 221.
Sources
- Wolfram, Herwig; Dunlap, Thomas J. (1990). History of the Goths. University of California Press. pp. 271–. ISBN 978-0-520-06983-1.
- James, Edward (2014). Europe's Barbarians AD 200-600. Routledge. pp. 221–. ISBN 978-1-317-86825-5.