prr 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic 42 Report post 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). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prr 0 Report post 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). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XIIII 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2012 All the lost text that we keep hoping gets found in a well preserved chest, somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites