prr Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) I'm trying to read some ancient descriptions of this, but can't seem to find anything decent. Let me indicate what I've read, and if you can give me anything else, I'll be very grateful: Orosius Contra Paganos 2.19 Augustine City of God 1.12-18 Jerome Ep. 127 (ad Principiam) Socrates Church History 7.10 Sozomen Eccl Hist 9.9-10 Procopius Wars 3.2.7-39 Now Socrates' description was the best, but hardly detailed enough for my purposes. Procopius has the most material by far in his passage, but it there is hardly anything on the sack itself, and more on the move of the Goths to Rome, and the way they got in (getting slaves to overpower guards and then open one of the gates). Is there anything more detailed in any ancient source? Edited August 7, 2012 by prr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm trying to read some ancient descriptions of this, but can't seem to find anything decent. Let me indicate what I've read, and if you can give me anything else, I'll be very grateful: Orosius Contra Paganos 2.19 Augustine City of God 1.12-18 Jerome Ep. 127 (ad Principiam) Socrates Church History 7.10 Sozomen Eccl Hist 9.9-10 Procopius Wars 3.2.7-39 Now Socrates' description was the best, but hardly detailed enough for my purposes. Procopius has the most material by far in his passage, but it there is hardly anything on the sack itself, and more on the move of the Goths to Rome, and the way they got in (getting slaves to overpower guards and then open one of the gates). Is there anything more detailed in any ancient source? I don't think there is. Although Zosimus covered the sack, the relevant part of his work has been lost. See: Zosimus, 1814 Translation (Ridley's text ends at the same point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prr Posted August 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Too bad. Oh well....too bad they couldn't have lost some other section of his work. I don't think there is. Although Zosimus covered the sack, the relevant part of his work has been lost. See: Zosimus, 1814 Translation (Ridley's text ends at the same point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIIII Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 All the lost text that we keep hoping gets found in a well preserved chest, somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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