The assumption that Totila intended to give the lands of a group of Roman senators to the Lucanian peasants is unfounded, because it rests on an erroneous interpretation of Procop. Goth. 3.22.20. In this passage, the senators are said to have ordered (on behalf of Totila) their tenants not to fight against the Ostrogoths, but to till the land instead. In so doing, they would receive τἀγαθὰ of their landlords, a word that here means ‘blessings’, not ‘fields’ or ‘revenues’, as is usually believed.
Totila and the Lucanian Peasants: Procop. Goth. 3.22.20
Marco Cristini
2021
Abstract
The assumption that Totila intended to give the lands of a group of Roman senators to the Lucanian peasants is unfounded, because it rests on an erroneous interpretation of Procop. Goth. 3.22.20. In this passage, the senators are said to have ordered (on behalf of Totila) their tenants not to fight against the Ostrogoths, but to till the land instead. In so doing, they would receive τἀγαθὰ of their landlords, a word that here means ‘blessings’, not ‘fields’ or ‘revenues’, as is usually believed.File in questo prodotto:
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