Guy Halsall (University of York)

Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376-568

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a major survey of the barbarian migrations in the west and their role in the creation of early medieval Europe. Drawing on a broad range of historical and archaeological sources, Guy Halsall outlines pre-migration society, the causes and mechanics of movement, and the process of settlement.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 614
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 834g
• ISBN-13: 9780521435437
• ISBN-10: 0521435439
• Artikelnr.: 20967657

Autorenporträt

Guy Halsall is Professor of History at the University of York.

Inhaltsangabe

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.