What is "getica"

De origine actibusque Getarum ("The Origin and Deeds of the Getae/Goths"), or the Getica, written in Late Latin by Jordanes (or Iordanes/Jornandes) in or shortly after 551 AD, claims to be a summary of a voluminous account by Cassiodorus of the origin and history of the Gothic people, which is now lost. However, the extent to which Jordanes actually used the work of Cassiodorus is unknown. It is significant as the only remaining contemporaneous resource that gives the full story of the origin and history of the Goths. Another aspect of this work is its information about the early history and the customs of Slavs.

Not to be confused with "Goetica", a term for a person who practices Goetic magic

The Getica is a historical book written by Jordanes in which he mixes the Goths with the Getae. It may also refer to:

• Getica (Dio), a historical book which Suidas, Jordanes, and Freculphus attribute to Cassius Dio, while Philostratus sees Dio Chrysostom as its author
• Getica, a work on the history of the Getae by Criton of Heraclea, which was at the basis of Emperor Trajan's work, Dacica
• Getica (published 1926), a book covering the ancient history of the Geto-Dacians by the Romanian historian and archaeologist Vasile Pârvan

Getica was a historical book about the Getae tribes of Thrace which Suidas, Jordanes, and Freculphus attribute to Cassius Dio, while Philostratus sees Dio Chrysostom as its author. No copies of the book are known to exist.