4th century archaeology, Goths, Transylvania

In Tyniec nad Ślęzą was excavated a burial ground from the beginning of the Migration period. Ten inhumation graves were discovered.
Amongst them were recorded partial burials, reopened graves as well as graves covered with stelae. In terms of ritual and grave goods they
correspond to the horizon of inhumation graves occurring from the Black Sea areas via the Danube region to Silesia.

En estas líneas vamos a intentar recoger, analizar y estudiar los distintos instrumentos que el poder romano utilizó para acoger a los pueblos bárbaros en general y a los godos en particular en su propio territorio. Por ello, haremos un viaje desde el incierto origen de los godos hasta sus primeros contactos con Roma y su posterior inclusión en el organigrama estatal romano. Para ello, criticaremos determinadas fuentes literarias de este momento histórico y obras historiográficas clásicas que tienen una concepción bastante peyorativa de este fenómeno. Todo esto servirá para mostrar de forma sintetizada como Roma se valió de estos bárbaros y estos no fueron la causa última de su caída sino un recurso estatal para asegurar su supervivencia.

In the following lines we will try to gather, analyze and study the different instruments the Roman power utilized to embrace the barbarian peoples generally speaking and the Goths more specifically in their own territories. This is why we will go all the way through the history, from the uncertain origin of the Goths to their first contact with Rome and their later integration into the Roman state organization. In order to do so, we will evaluate different literary sources from this historical period and certain classical historiographical literary works that have quite a derogatory perception of this phenomenon. All of it will illustrate in a synthesized way how Rome used these barbarian peoples and they were not the last reason for its decline, but a valuable state resource to assure its survival.