The Goths in the time of Constantine were heavily Romanised. The northern border of the Roman Empire on the Danube was quiet and peaceful. The Goths traded with the Romans and supplied mercenaries for the Roman Army. The Roman Empire by this time was Christian though the Goths were not. They still worshiped Pagan gods; however that was changing. Between the Goths capturing Christian Romans in prior warfare from the third century and integrating them into Gothic culture as slaves and peasants, and the increasing Romanisation of the Goths, Christianity began to be adopted. (more)
Now reading, The Day of the Barbarians. (more)
