A Christian slave girl in ancient Rome fights to save her family and the man she loves. Ninety viewing sites from the starkly beautiful Sonoran Desert, through the scenic Mogollon Rim country, to lush mountain meadows.
It is significant as the only remaining contemporaneous resource that gives the full story of the origin and history of the Goths. Another aspect of this work is its information about the early history and the customs of Slavs.
. . . This is a learned, sophisticated, and valuable book—one which can address the interests of people on all levels of erudition."—Robert L. Benson, co-editor of Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century
It portrays the existential struggles and downfall of an entire people, the Burgundians, in a military conflict with the Huns and their king."--Jacket.