La aventura marítima de los godos en el Mediterráneo oriental

  1. Álvarez Jiménez, David
Book:
El espejismo del bárbaro: Ciudadanos y extranjeros al final de la Antigüedad
  1. Hernández de la Fuente, David (ed. lit.)
  2. Álvarez Jiménez, David (ed. lit.)
  3. Sanz Serrano, Rosa María (coord.)

Publisher: Servei de Comunicació i Publicacions ; Universitat Jaume I

ISBN: 978-84-8021-913-6

Year of publication: 2013

Pages: 87-114

Type: Book chapter

Abstract

The Third Century almost implied the end of the Roman Empire according to the extremely significant crisis suffered on every level. Concerning the military sphere, the imperial borders were shaken because of the increasing danger placed by the barbarians located beyond their limites. The Goths were one of the most active and preponderant peoples as future history showed. This paper is focused on this barbarian people and precisely both on their piratical raids carried out on the