The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
By: Jordanes
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
Iordanis, known in English as Jordanes (also Jordanis'), was a 6th century bureaucrat of the Easter…
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6. The Origin and Deeds of the Goths
By: Jordanes
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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