Definition: The Goths were a loosely organized Iron Age tribe from Scandinavia who were fond of wandering and somehow destroyed the Roman empire around 350 AD. They were called Germani by the Greek and Romans and are hence called Germanic tribes. Grain farmers ruled by elected kings, the Goths also had a warrior class, called comitatus in the Latin. Never really an organized unit, the Goths were in reality several separate but ethnically related groups, the largest and most enduring of which were the Visigoths, Ostragoths, and Franks.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
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Fedderson Wierde, Tofting, Norre Fjand, Wijster, Rhee, Bennekom
