The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila - Softcover

Thompson, E.A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715637002 ISBN 13: 9780715637005

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2008

Synopsis

Ulfila was a fourth-century Christian bishop and missionary who first brought Christianity to the Goths. He is credited with having created the Gothic alphabet, and he wrote the earliest translation of the Bible into a Germanic language. In this classic and still valuable short study of early Christianity among the Goths, E.A. Thompson first described the background to the Visigoths' conversion from paganism, discussing their material culture, relations with the Roman Empire, social organization and religion. He went on to detail the conversion and its aftermath and to assess Ulfila's achievement in the earliest history of Christianity among the Germanic people. This second edition includes a new Foreword with additional bibliography by Michael Kulikowski, University of Tenessee, and an additional Appendix: 'The Life of St Saba', translated and annotated by John Matthews, Yale University.

About this title

About the Author:

E.A. Thompson was the author of, among other works, 'The Early Germans' (1965), 'The Goths in Spain' (1969), 'Romans and Barbarians' (1982) and 'Saint Germanus of Auxerre and the End of Roman Britain' (1984).

Review:

'"The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila" remains one of the best books ever written on the history of any barbarian group of the Roman era. The present edition will allow a new generation of readers to discover as much for themselves.' Michael Kulikowski

About this edition

• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0715637002
• ISBN 13: 9780715637005
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208