<p>Thorough and convincing . . . likely to become the standard work on the subject. --<i>Library Journal</i><br /><br />Highly readable. --<i>Medieval Literature</i><br /><br />A major work of synthesis. --<i>Walter E. Kaegi</i> <br /><br />Burns has achieved much for the modern study of Ostrogoths. --<i>Antiquaries Journal</i></p>