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[edit] Gildonic revolt

This is my first article I've created from scratch, i.e. not a translation/transcription from an other-language WP. Very little is to be found on the subject, and since I'm not an expert, perhaps others can comment, point to omissions or mistakes. Mhaesen 16:40, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kirill Lokshin

Well, I'm not really an expert on this period either, but I do have a few suggestions:

• The "Background" section should ideally discuss the various political scheming in more detail. As it stands, "Gildo seriously entertained the notion of joining the Eastern Roman empire" isn't very revealing. What were the "political machinations of the eunuch Eutropius" and how was Gildo tied up in them?
• "Roman victory" is a rather bad way to describe the result here, as both sides could be considered Roman. I'm not sure what a better term would be, though.

I realise that this is probably quite hard to find good sources for. You might be able to pull some more background material from the surrounding sections in Gibbon; our coverage of the period is so sparse that there's no need to worry about overlap with other articles. Hope that helps somewhat! Kirill Lokshin 02:42, 31 March 2006 (UTC)