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Jordanes

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Friuli, Italy

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Jordanes- also referred as Jordanis or Jornandes- was a 6th century Roman bureaucrat, notarius or secretary to Gunthigis Baza, a magister militum.

Of Alan origins, his grandfather Paria is believed to have been secretary to Candac, a leader of the Alans.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 246 ratings · 45 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Origin and Deeds of the Goths 3.79 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 551 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jordanes: Romana and Getica by Jordanes, Pater Van Nuffelen (Translator), Lieve Van Hoof (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History and Origin of the Goths & History of the Lombards by Jordanes, Paul the Deacon, Charles C. Mierow (Translator) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attila the Hun by Jordanes, Priscus, Prosper 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ostrogoth and Visigoth Kings 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storia dei goti by Jordanes, Elio Bartolini (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gótské dějiny / Římské dějiny by Jordanes, Stanislav Doležal (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getica: Om goternas ursprung och bedrifter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	de la Succession Des Royaumes Et Des Temps Et de l'Origine Et Des Actes Des Goths (Éd.1842) (Histoire) (French Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romana 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 552	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“What just cause can be found for the encounter of so many nations, or what hatred inspired them all to take arms against each other? It is proof that the human race lives for its kings, for it is at the mad impulse of one mind a slaughter of nations takes place, and at the whim of a haughty ruler that which nature has taken ages to produce perishes in a moment.”
― Jordanes, The Origin and Deeds of the Goths

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“confidence, which is always the mother of calamities, prepared for them a disaster of no mean sort.”
― Jordanes, History and Origin of the Goths & History of the Lombards

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“Italy then, which contains these provinces received its name from Italus, the leader of the Siculi, who took possession of it in ancient times. Or it is denominated Italy on this account, because large oxen, that is, "itali," are found in it; and the name comes from this, that by abbreviation "vitulus" (a calf) is "italus," one letter being added and another changed. Italy is also called Ausonia from Ausonus, son of Ulysses. Originally indeed, the region of Beneventum was called by this name”
― Jordanes, History and Origin of the Goths & History of the Lombards

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