02559nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10491979 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051223s2006 pau sb 001 0 eng d 2005046713 0812239393 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780812239393 9780812221053 9780812200287 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)759158227 e------ ff----- aw----- D135 .G65 2006eb 937/.09 22 Goffart, Walter A. Barbarian tides [electronic resource] : the migration age and the later Roman Empire / Walter Goffart. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006. x, 372 p. The Middle Ages series Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-364) and index. A clarification : the three meanings of "Migration Age" -- A recipe on trial : "the Germans overthrow the Roman Empire" -- An entrenched myth of origins : the Germans before Germany -- Jordanes's "Getica" and the disputed authenticity of Gothic origins from Scandinavia -- The great Rhine crossing, A.D. 400-420, a case of barbarian migration -- The "techniques of accomodation" revisited -- None of them were Germans : northern barbarians in late antiquity - Conclusion : the long simplification of late antiquity. A clarification : the three meanings of "Migration Age" -- A recipe on trial : "the Germans overthrow the Roman Empire" -- An entrenched myth of origins : the Germans before Germany -- Jordane's "Getica" and the disputed authenticity of Gothic origins from Scandinavia -- The great Rhine crossing, A.D. 400-420, a case of barbarian migration -- The "techniques of accomodation" revisited -- None of them were Germans : northern barbarians in late antiquity - Conclusion : the long simplification of late antiquity. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Migrations of nations. Europe History 392-814. Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Middle Ages series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10491979 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 229029 229029