History of the Goths - Paperback

by Herwig Wolfram (Author), Thomas Dunlap (Translator)

Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic history within its proper context of late Roman society and institutions. He demonstrates that the barbarian world of the Goths was both a creation of and an essential element of the late Roman Empire.

Author Biography

Herwig Wolfram is Professor of History at the University of Vienna and Director of the Austrian Institute for Historical Research.