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Multilingualism and Communication in Sixth-Century Italy

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The following article explores, from both the social and the cultural perspective, multilingualism and communication in sixth-century Italy. It considers the languages spoken by the barbarian elite and the Gothic kings, as well as the plurilingualism at the Ravenna palace, and the question of communication between Romans and Goths in the kingdom. While the extant evidence is sparse, close analysis of passages from various authors, including Cassiodorus and Procopius of Caesarea, together with inscriptions, provides a window into the modalities of communication in the multicultural society of Gothic Italy.

Source: Ktèma civilisations de l Orient de la Grèce et de Rome antiques

DOI: 10.3406/ktema.2021.3033

Author: Massimiliano Vitiello

Institution: University of Missouri–Kansas City

Language: English

Topic: Classical Studies and Legal History

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4287403361

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