Barbarian migrations and the Roman West, 376-568
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Barbarian migrations and the Roman West, 376-568
(Cambridge medieval textbooks)
Cambridge University Press, 2007
- : hardback
- : pbk
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Note
Bibliography: p. [527]-584
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations and their role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the creation of early medieval Europe, one of the key events in European history. Unlike previous studies it integrates historical and archaeological evidence and discusses Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and North Africa, demonstrating that the Roman Empire and its neighbours were inextricably linked. A narrative account of the turbulent fifth and early sixth centuries is followed by a description of society and politics during the migration period and an analysis of the mechanisms of settlement and the changes of identity. Guy Halsall reveals that the creation and maintenance of kingdoms and empires was impossible without the active involvement of people in the communities of Europe and North Africa. He concludes that, contrary to most opinions, the fall of the Roman Empire produced the barbarian migrations, not vice versa.
Table of Contents
- Part I. Romans and Barbarians in the Imperial World: 1. Introduction: how the west was lost and where it got us
- 2. Defining identities
- 3. The late Roman Empire in the west
- 4. Society beyond the frontier
- 5. Romans and Barbarians before 376
- Part II. A World Renegotiated: Western Europe, 376-526: 6. 376-82: The Gothic crisis
- 7. 383-410: The crisis of the empire
- 8. 410-55: The triumph of the generals
- 9. 455-80: The parting of Gaul and Italy
- 10. 480-550: Kingdoms of the empire
- 11. Provincial society in the long fifth century
- 12. Beyond the old frontier
- Part III. Romans and Barbarians in the Post-Imperial World: 13. Mechanisms of migration and settlement
- 14. New kingdoms, new identities, new peoples?
- 15. The roots of failure: a changed world.
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