Re: An aside on Burebista

From: george knysh
Message: 67547
Date: 2011-05-13




>
> Yes. The whole quote is:
> http://www.harbornet.com/folks/theedrich/Goths/Goths1.htm
> 'Dehinc, regnante Gothis Burebista, Decaeneus venit in Gothiam, quo
> tempore Romanorum Sulla potitus est principatu. uem Decaeneum
> suscipiens, Burebistas dedit ei paene regiam potestatem; cujus
> consilio Gothi Germanorum terras, quas nunc Franci obtinent,
> populati sunt.'
>
> "Then when Burebistas was king of the Goths, Decaeneus came to
> Gothia at the time when Sulla ruled the Romans [ca. 82-79 B.C.].
> Burebistas received Decaeneus and gave him almost royal power. It
> was by his advice the Goths ravaged the lands of the Germans, which
> the Franks now possess."
 
****GK: Clarify please. How does Bastarnia relate to "the lands of the Germans, which 
the Franks now possess."*****