This book reassesses the role of the Franks in the early medieval world by studying their relationship to Byzantium and the significance attributed to the Roman heritage that they both shared. The book offers new insights into this key subject of the early Middle Ages, offering a broad overview on important questions related to Mediterranean travels and connectivity, notions of empire, the reception of Antiquity, the use of Greek and Latin, religious community and controversies, and Roman and Byzantine features in Frankish culture.
This book reassesses the role of the Franks in the early medieval world by studying their relationship to Byzantium and the significance attributed to the Roman heritage that they both shared. The book offers new insights into this key subject of the early Middle Ages, offering a broad overview on important questions related to Mediterranean travels and connectivity, notions of empire, the reception of Antiquity, the use of Greek and Latin, religious community and controversies, and Roman and Byzantine features in Frankish culture.
Laury Sarti is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Freiburg, with research focusing on military history, Mediterranean connectivity, and physical mobility. She is the author of Westeuropa zwischen Antike und Mittelalter and Perceiving War and the Military in Early Christian Gaul (400-700).
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Preface Chapter I - Introduction Chapter II - Imperium in the Carolingian World Chapter III - Contacts and Exchanges Chapter IV - The Present in the Past Chapter V - Greek and "Roman" Language Chapter VI - Identity and Distinction Chapter VII - Orthodoxy and the Oikumene Chapter VIII - "Roman" Culture Chapter IX - Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Preface Chapter I - Introduction Chapter II - Imperium in the Carolingian World Chapter III - Contacts and Exchanges Chapter IV - The Present in the Past Chapter V - Greek and "Roman" Language Chapter VI - Identity and Distinction Chapter VII - Orthodoxy and the Oikumene Chapter VIII - "Roman" Culture Chapter IX - Conclusion Bibliography Index
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