This article analyzes the “De Bellis Gothorum,” a long neglected and misunderstood history of the ancient Goths written in 1472–73 by Nicholas of Modruš, the leading Croatian-Illyrian bishop at the papal curia. By placing the work in its proper context, this article reconstructs a previously unknown episode in the political history of the fifteenth-century Adriatic. It is argued that the “De Bellis Gothorum” was in fact a national history that was meant to provide a trans-Adriatic network of Croatian and Bosnian nobles and churchmen with support from Naples and the papacy for their border wars against the Ottomans and reestablishment of their national kingdom.

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莫德鲁什的尼古拉斯和 HisDe Bellis Gothorum：15 世纪亚得里亚海的政治和国家历史

本文分析了“De Bellis Gothorum”，这是一部长期被忽视和误解的古代哥特人历史，由教皇教廷的克罗地亚-伊利里亚主教莫德鲁什的尼古拉斯于 1472-73 年撰写。通过将作品置于恰当的语境中，本文重构了 15 世纪亚得里亚海政治史上一个未知的插曲。有人认为，“De Bellis Gothorum”实际上是一部民族历史，旨在提供一个跨亚得里亚海的克罗地亚和波斯尼亚贵族和教士网络，并在那不勒斯和教皇的支持下与奥斯曼帝国进行边界战争并重建他们的国家。