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In 367, the Roman Emperor [[Valens]] attacked the [[Thervingi]] (a Gothic people) north of the [[Danube]] river. However, he was unable to hit them directly, because apparently the bulk of the Goths retreated to the Montes Serrorum. Marcellinus says that Valens could not find anyone to fight with (nullum inveniret quem superare poterat vel terrere) and even implies that all of them fled, horror-struck, to the mountains (omnes formidine perciti... montes petivere Serrorum). It was described as only accessible to "exceedingly" familiar with the surroundings, thus the Roman troops were unable to achieve anything. |
In 367, the Roman Emperor [[Valens]] attacked the [[Thervingi]] (a Gothic people) north of the [[Danube]] river. However, he was unable to hit them directly, because apparently the bulk of the Goths retreated to the Montes Serrorum. Marcellinus says that Valens could not find anyone to fight with (nullum inveniret quem superare poterat vel terrere) and even implies that all of them fled, horror-struck, to the mountains (omnes formidine perciti... montes petivere Serrorum). It was described as only accessible to "exceedingly" familiar with the surroundings, thus the Roman troops were unable to achieve anything. |
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The mountain is probably located in the southeastern Carpathians.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} [[Matei Cazacu]] (1972) tried to precisely locate it to the Siriul mountain range that divides [[Transylvania]] from [[Wallachia]], in the [[Buzău (river)|Buzău]] valley.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} Wanke (1990) was sceptical to Cazacu's attempt.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} The toponym has been connected to the Serri tribe mentioned by [[Pliny the Elder]] (23–79), although this seems unlikely.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} |
The mountain is probably located in the southeastern Carpathians.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} [[Matei Cazacu]] (1972) tried to precisely locate it to the Siriul mountain range that divides [[Transylvania]] from [[Wallachia]], in the [[Buzău (river)|Buzău]] valley.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} Wanke (1990) was sceptical to Cazacu's attempt.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} The toponym has been connected to the Serri tribe mentioned by [[Pliny the Elder]] (23–79) in ''[[Natural History (Pliny)|Naturalis Historia]]'', although this seems unlikely.{{sfn|Boeft|Drijvers|Hengst|Teitler|2009|p=110}} Slovene anthropologist [[Niko Županič]] (1876–1961) treated the toponym as evidence of "[[Serbs|Serb]] presence in [[Dacia]]", and this view was supported by Ivo Vukcevich (2001), in turn discredited by [[Florin Curta]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Curta|first=Florin|year=2004|title=Review of Ivo Vukcevich's Rex Germanorum populos Sclavorum|journal=Canadian-American Slavic Studies|volume=Volume 38|issue=3|doi=10.1163/221023904X01079|pp=334–336}}</ref> [[Konstantin Jireček]] (1854–1918) also connected the toponym with Pliny's Serri, who according to him were "Caucasian Serbs".<ref>{{cite book|last=Jireček|first=Konstantin|authorlink=Konstantin Josef Jireček|translator=Radonjić, Jovan|year=1952|origyear=|title=Istorija Srba|p=32|url=http://plemenasrpska.yolasite.com/resources/Konstantin_Jirecek_-_Politicka.pdf}}</ref> |
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*{{cite book|last=Cazacu|first=Matei |title="Montes serrorum" (Ammianus Marcellinus, XXVII, 5,3): Zur Siediungsgeschichte der Westgoten in Rumanien|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=P6CMOAAACAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Editions de l'Acad. de la Rep. soc. de Roumanie}} |
*{{cite book|last=Cazacu|first=Matei |title="Montes serrorum" (Ammianus Marcellinus, XXVII, 5,3): Zur Siediungsgeschichte der Westgoten in Rumanien|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=P6CMOAAACAAJ|year=1972|publisher=Editions de l'Acad. de la Rep. soc. de Roumanie}} |
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*{{cite journal|title=Three Problems of Historical Geography: Dafne, Montes Serrorum and Caucaland|journal=Études Balkaniques|issue=3|location=Sofia|year=2000|pp=132-143}} |
*{{cite journal|title=Three Problems of Historical Geography: Dafne, Montes Serrorum and Caucaland|journal=Études Balkaniques|issue=3|location=Sofia|year=2000|pp=132-143}} |
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*{{citation|last=Fluss|first=M.|title=Serrorum montes|journal=RE 2A|year=1921}} |
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Revision as of 01:30, 14 October 2016
Montes Serrorum (in Latin; "mountain of the Serri") was the name of a mountain somewhere in the Carpathians mentioned by Roman soldier Ammianus Marcellinus (325–391) regarding events in the Gothic War (367–369).
In 367, the Roman Emperor Valens attacked the Thervingi (a Gothic people) north of the Danube river. However, he was unable to hit them directly, because apparently the bulk of the Goths retreated to the Montes Serrorum. Marcellinus says that Valens could not find anyone to fight with (nullum inveniret quem superare poterat vel terrere) and even implies that all of them fled, horror-struck, to the mountains (omnes formidine perciti... montes petivere Serrorum). It was described as only accessible to "exceedingly" familiar with the surroundings, thus the Roman troops were unable to achieve anything.
The mountain is probably located in the southeastern Carpathians.[1] Matei Cazacu (1972) tried to precisely locate it to the Siriul mountain range that divides Transylvania from Wallachia, in the Buzău valley.[1] Wanke (1990) was sceptical to Cazacu's attempt.[1] The toponym has been connected to the Serri tribe mentioned by Pliny the Elder (23–79) in Naturalis Historia, although this seems unlikely.[1] Slovene anthropologist Niko Županič (1876–1961) treated the toponym as evidence of "Serb presence in Dacia", and this view was supported by Ivo Vukcevich (2001), in turn discredited by Florin Curta.[2] Konstantin Jireček (1854–1918) also connected the toponym with Pliny's Serri, who according to him were "Caucasian Serbs".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Boeft et al. 2009, p. 110.
- ^ Curta, Florin (2004). "Review of Ivo Vukcevich's Rex Germanorum populos Sclavorum". Canadian-American Slavic Studies. Volume 38 (3): 334–336. doi:10.1163/221023904X01079.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Jireček, Konstantin (1952). Istorija Srba (PDF). Translated by Radonjić, Jovan. p. 32.
Sources
- Boeft, J.; Drijvers, J. W.; Hengst, D.; Teitler, H. C. (2009). Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXVII. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-18037-6.
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Further reading
- Cazacu, Matei (1972). "Montes serrorum" (Ammianus Marcellinus, XXVII, 5,3): Zur Siediungsgeschichte der Westgoten in Rumanien. Editions de l'Acad. de la Rep. soc. de Roumanie.
- "Three Problems of Historical Geography: Dafne, Montes Serrorum and Caucaland". Études Balkaniques (3). Sofia: 132–143. 2000.
- Fluss, M. (1921), "Serrorum montes", RE 2A