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The Origin and Deeds of the Goths (Latin: De origine actibusque Getarum), commonly referred to as Getica, was written by Jordanes and published in 551 AD, recounting the origin and the history of the Gothic people as collected mainly from Cassiodorus, who had written a much more extensive work on the Gothic people and their history. Because Cassiodorus' original version has not survived, Jordanes' work is one of the most important sources for the period of the migration of the European tribes, and the Ostrogoths and Visigoths in particular, from the 3rd century CE.
The classic edition is that of Theodore Mommsen (in Monumenta Germ. hist. auct. antiq., v. ii.). The best suviving manuscript was the Heidelberg MS., written in Germany, probably in the 8th century, but this perished in a fire at Mommsen's house. The next of the MSS.in historical value are the Vaticanus Palatinus of the 10th century, and the Valenciennes MS. of the 9th century.
See also Getica
