Ablabius

Historian of the Goths

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Also known as Ablavius

Born: 5th century
Died: 6th century
Birthplace: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Occupation: historian
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek

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Ablabius is thought to be either a historian, a geographer or ethnographer, who had written about the Goths, and whose work is cited by the influential 6th century historian of the Goths, Jordanes. Since Jordanes himself states that he based his own work on recollections of reading a work on Gothic history, now lost, composed by Cassiodorus, Ablabius has traditionally been thought of as a source also for the latter work, though this view has met with considerable scepticism.

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Sex or gender: male
Name in native language: Ablabius alternative name: Ablavius
Time period: Late antiquity
Writing language: Ancient Greek
Different from: Ablabius

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