backfire22 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Any information on archaeological discoveries regarding the Ostrogoths or in particular Theodoric the Great...or if anyone just wants to discuss Theordoric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Theodoric was technically only a viceroy for the emperor in Constantinople. In reality, he was able to avoid imperial supervision, and dealings between the emperor and Theodoric were as equals. However, unlike Odoacer, Theodoric respected the agreement he had made and allowed Roman citizens within his kingdom to be subject to Roman law and the Roman judicial system. The Goths, meanwhile, lived under their own laws and customs. I spoke with Professor Glaser last year (austrian authority on ostrogoths) about this period of time, he was absolutely convinced that for the average roman citizen nothing changed as far as daily life was concerend, he was most probably considered a relief to most romans at it was a time of prosperity under his rule... Professor Glaser excavated in Globasnitz (only an hours drive from my hometown) an ostrogoth cemetary with over 200 graves. He could also prove for the first time ostrogoth military presence in austria. There was an article on it in our local newspaper from 2002 The article is in German, so here a short summary: The recently excavated grave of a young Gothic warrior shows that he had died from a head injury. Also, his skull had been artificially deformed (elongated) during childhood. The Goths had adopted this practice from Huns, Alans and Sarmatians. In the 170 graves, that are excavated so far, 3 men and 1 woman have been found with artificial skull deformation. The text states that this is not enough to constitute a 'fashion'. Thus, other reasons like chamanism may have let people to persue this practice. The archaeologists also uncovered the oulines of Gothic leather shoes, from a grave where the shoes have been placed next to the dead body. regards viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 I found an article (in german), the google translation is not all that good but one gets the idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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