Description De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Gothsor the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes in or shortly after 551 AD, claims to be a summary of a voluminous account by Cassiodorus of the Origin and history of the Gothic people, which is now lost.
It is significant as the only remaining contemporaneous resource that gives the full story of the Origin and histo.
However, the extent to which Jordanes actually used the work of Cassiodorus is unknown.
Description De origine actibusque Getarum (The Origin and Deeds of the Gothsor the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes in or shortly after 551 AD, claims to be a summary of a voluminous account by Cassiodorus of the Origin and history of the Gothic people, which is now lost
