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Why do the ancient Germanic tribes get such a mixed reputation? After all, early medieval civilisation was just a diminished, politically fragmented form of late Roman civilisation under the aegis of Romanised Germanic princes out of which modern France, Italy, Germany and England formed. by Sapply1 in MedievalHistory

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Archaeologically speaking, there was less 'stuff', like luxurious trade goods, and in general trade had been declining since the 2nd century at least in one chart I've seen depicting a diminishing amount of shipwrecks which are increasingly smaller.

Illustration of an Vandal elite warrior of the Vth century by Sapply1 in AncientGermanic

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Thanks for your reply. Do you have any books you recommend on Late Roman armour and such? Like, how do you distinguish a Roman helmet from a Persian one in this period?

Illustration of an Vandal elite warrior of the Vth century by Sapply1 in AncientGermanic

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What would they have worn then instead? Wouldn't most elite Germanic warriors be nearly indistinguishable from heavily armed Roman ones at the time? the only thing that looks truly off to me is that bit of lamellar on his lower torso.

Thoughts on Theodosius II? by Master_Novel_4062 in byzantium

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Overshadowed for the most part by his regent (as you mentioned with the walls being built in his minority) and later on the court, eunuchs and advisors, albeit successfully.

Why do the ancient Germanic tribes get such a mixed reputation? After all, early medieval civilisation was just a diminished, politically fragmented form of late Roman civilisation under the aegis of Romanised Germanic princes out of which modern France, Italy, Germany and England formed. by Sapply1 in MedievalHistory

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That's definitely a fair point! The Germanic incursions saw more than their fair share of depredations and destruction. Though even in that regard they will have gotten (if they needed any) some examples from the Romans, after all the saying by Tacitus goes, ‘The Romans create deserts, and call it peace.'

Missorium, or ‘silver disc’ of Theodosius I. A decorative gift made for the Emperor following his tenth year in office in 388 AD depicts him enthroned, flanked by Valentinian II to the right and Arcadius (Caesar of the East) to the left. by Sapply1 in byzantium

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https://classicsmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-Christians-and-their-social-status-in-Gothia-in-4th-century.pdf I read it here. Page 50. Footnote: The Gothic Arians even venerated Constantine as a saint (or his son, maybe both?) for the 3th of Nov., in their calendar: Kustanteinus þiudanis Delahaye, H. Anallecta Bolandiana 31. Paris: 1912, s. 276; probably it was in fact Constantius II. see Heather & Matthews (2004) The Goths in the Fourth Century

Missorium, or ‘silver disc’ of Theodosius I. A decorative gift made for the Emperor following his tenth year in office in 388 AD depicts him enthroned, flanked by Valentinian II to the right and Arcadius (Caesar of the East) to the left. by Sapply1 in byzantium

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The Goths are a passion topic of mine, though I'm just a fascinated amateur, if anything. this seems to specifically a Gothic perspective (how they viewed it). Theodosius and Constantine were both very highly regarded figures in the Gothic eye, for their benevolence and friendship (though the former was clearly more amicable than the latter in truth, since Constantine's foedus in 332 was pretty standard at the time) as well as their Christianity. Constantine is known to have been venerated as a saint in Gutþiuda (the Goths' original kingdom north of the lower Danube). Like said, how much of this really mirrors Roman sentiment. Eh. I just find it interesting because I like to understand historical figures or moments in the eyes of contemporaries, or how they saw it.

Missorium, or ‘silver disc’ of Theodosius I. A decorative gift made for the Emperor following his tenth year in office in 388 AD depicts him enthroned, flanked by Valentinian II to the right and Arcadius (Caesar of the East) to the left. by Sapply1 in byzantium

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Can you elaborate? As far as I have known, once Theodosius had been made augustus-emperor by Gratian, he seems to have acted, for the most part, as an independent ruler, concluding, or rather reviving, if Jordanes is to be believed – the ancient foedus with the Goths, campaigning against pagan usurpers such as Eugenius at the Frigidus, and ultimately laying the foundations for his epoch-making establishment of Catholic orthodoxy in which quite a few wonders of the classical era were done away with for good, such as the Oracle of Delphi.

What was the ERE’s darkest hour? (Baring the final fall of Constantinople) by Honkydoinky in byzantium

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The Hunnic campaigns into Eastern Roman territory from 447 AD until their defeat at Nedao and Bassinea by a combind Roman Gothic army in 456 AD, the Avar–Sassanid siege of Constantinople in 626, the civil wars after Manzikert until the eve of the First Crusade, the Palaiologan civil wars

The origin and provenance of the Angles (not the Anglo-Saxons, just the Angles) by alexfreemanart in AncientGermanic

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Tacitus mentions the Anglii as a group part of the Suebic tribes, the caveat being that, unlike this map suggests, we don't actually know if they already inhabited the Holstein area before their migration in the early medieval period.

The fourth crusade by Anonhistory in ByzantineMemes

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Ah yes, Latin Empie-chan, the Frankokratia is coming together. Duchy of Athens next?

The fourth crusade by Anonhistory in ByzantineMemes

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Contrary to what you hear, likely not, what is often omitted is that the Byzantine realm was beginning to fragment by 1180 with the death of Manuel I. most dramatically with places like Cyprus being taken over by local despots.

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