num_pages: 300
description: This work, the first study of the Ostrogoths in almost a century, traces their initial contact with the Roman world in the third century through the dissolution of their kingdom in Italy in 554. It depicts early Ostrogothic society and studies the interactions between these barbarians and the Roman Empire - relations and exchanges which played an important role in the metamorphosis, rise, and fall of Ostrogothic society."Thorough and convincing... likely to become the standard work on the subject." --Library Journal"Highly readable." --Medieval Literature"A major work of synthesis." --Walter E. Kaegi"Burns has achieved much for the modern study of Ostrogoths." --Antiquaries Journal
language: English
title: A History of the Ostrogoths
publisher: Indiana University Press