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5843 |
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De origine Gothorum (Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum) (560 - 636) Isidore of Seville |
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9. Aera CDXVI, anno XIV imperii Valentis, Gothi, qui primum Christianos a terra sua expulerant, rursus ipsi ab Hunnis cum rege suo Athanarico expulsi sunt; transitoque Danubio, cum vim ferre non possent Valentis imperatoris, sese non depositis armis tradunt, et Thraciam ad inhabitandum accipiunt. Sed ubi viderunt se opprimi a Romanis contra consuetudinem propriae libertatis, ad rebellandum coacti sunt. Thraciam ferro incendiisque depopulantur, deletoque Romanorum exercitu, ipsum Valentem jaculo vulneratum, in quadam villa fugientem, succenderunt, ut merito ipse ab eis vivus temporali cremaretur incendio, qui tam pulchras animas ignibus aeternis tradiderat.
10. Invenerunt autem eo praelio Gothi confessores priores Gothos, quos dudum propter fidem a terra sua expulerant, et voluerunt eos sibi ad praedae societatem conjungere. Qui, cum non acquievissent, aliquanti interfecti sunt. Alii, montuosa loca tenentes, et refugia sibi qualiacunque construentes, non solum perseveraverunt Christiani catholici, sed etiam in concordia Romanorum, a quibus dudum excepti fuerant, permanserunt.
11. Aera CDXIX, anno imperii Theodosii Hispani III, Athanaricus cum Theodosio jus amicitiamque disponens, mox Constantinopolim pergit, ibique quinto decimo die postquam fuerat a Theodosio honorabiliter susceptus interiit. Gothi autem, proprio rege defuncto, aspicientes benignitatem Theodosii imperatoris, inito foedere, Romano se imperio tradiderunt. |
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In the era 476 (378), the fourteenth year of Valens' rule, the Goths who had first driven out the Christians from their land were in turn themselves driven out, together with their king Athanaric by the Huns; after crossing the Danube, they surrendered to the power of the Emperor Valens without laying aside their arms and received Thrace to live in. But when they saw that they were being oppressed by the Romans contrary to their custom of freedom, they were compelled to revolt. They laid waste Thrace with fire and sword, and after destroying the Roman army burned Valens himself who had been wounded by a javelin and had taken refuge in a cottage, in order that he, who had consigned such fine souls to eternal fire, might himself deservedly be burned alive by the Goths with a temporal fire.
10. During this battle the Goths found those Goths who had formerly confessed the true faith and whom they had earlier driven from their land on account of their faith, and wished to join with them for the purpose of getting booty. But as they did not agree to this, some were killed. The others occupied mountainous places, built themselves shelter of any kind whatever, and not only remained steadfast catholic christians, but also continued to live in harmony with the Romans, by whom they had been received before.
11. In the era 479 (381), the third year of the Spaniard Theodosius' rule, Athanaric, after arranging a treaty and friendship with Theodosius, directly proceeded to Constantinople, and there, on the fifteenth day after being honorably received by Theodosius, he died. But the Goth upon the death of their king and seeing the benevolence of the Emperor Theodosius, reached an agreement and delivered themselves to Roman rule. |
| Quotation source |
Isidor of Seville, History of the Kings of the Goths, Vandals, and Suevi, c. 9-11, trans. Donini and Ford, p. 9-11 |
| Temporal Coverage |
378 - 381 |
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