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One of the most significant transformations of the Roman world in
Late Antiquity was the integration of barbarian peoples into the
social, cultural, religious, and political milieu of the
Mediterranean world. The nature of these transformations was
considered at the sixth biennial Shifting Frontiers in Late
Antiquity Conference, at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in March of 2005, and this volume presents an
updated selection of the papers given on that occasion,
complemented with a few others,. These 25 studies do much to break
down old stereotypes about the cultural and social segregation of
Roman and barbarian populations, and demonstrate that, contrary to
the past orthodoxy, Romans and barbarians interacted in a multitude
of ways, and it was not just barbarians who experienced
"ethnogenesis" or cultural assimilation. The same Romans who
disparaged barbarian behavior also adopted aspects of it in their
everyday lives, providing graphic examples of the ambiguity and
negotiation that characterized the integration of Romans and
barbarians, a process that altered the concepts of identity of both
populations. The resultant late antique polyethnic cultural world,
with cultural frontiers between Romans and barbarians that became
increasingly permeable in both directions, does much to help
explain how the barbarian settlement of the west was accomplished
with much less disruption than there might have been, and how
barbarian populations were integrated seamlessly into the old Roman
world.
The fifth century brought great changes to Roman Gaul, including
the expansion of the Christian church, the disappearance of the
Roman imperial presence, and the arrival and settlement of various
barbarian peoples. In this volume, the letters of Ruricius, bishop
of Limoges (c. 485-510), and those written to him -- by Faustus of
Riez, Sedatus of Nimes. Caesarius of Aries, Euphrasius of Clermont,
Graecus of Marseilles, Victorinus of Frejus, Sidonius Apollinaris,
Paulinus of Bordeaux, and Taurentius -- give insight into the
personal lives and feelings of those who experienced these
transformations first hand.
The collection affords an unparalleled view of Gaul in the last
quarter of the fifth century, when it seemed that the Visigothic
Kingdom of Toulouse would become the primary barbarian power in the
region. In an intimate and domestic way, these personal
correspondences describe what happened in Gaul after the final
Roman withdrawal just before A.D. 480. They illustrate how literary
culture continued under barbarian rule, and demonstrate how
well-to-do Gauls responded to the changing times. They provide
priceless insights not only into the private and public lives of
the individual letter writers but also into life and activities in
Visigothic Gaul at the local level in general. Surprisingly, they
suggest how little impact the Visigoths actually had on many
individuals present at the "end of Roman Gaul.
One of the most significant transformations of the Roman world in
Late Antiquity was the integration of barbarian peoples into the
social, cultural, religious, and political milieu of the
Mediterranean world. The nature of these transformations was
considered at the sixth biennial Shifting Frontiers in Late
Antiquity Conference, at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in March of 2005, and this volume presents an
updated selection of the papers given on that occasion,
complemented with a few others,. These 25 studies do much to break
down old stereotypes about the cultural and social segregation of
Roman and barbarian populations, and demonstrate that, contrary to
the past orthodoxy, Romans and barbarians interacted in a multitude
of ways, and it was not just barbarians who experienced
"ethnogenesis" or cultural assimilation. The same Romans who
disparaged barbarian behavior also adopted aspects of it in their
everyday lives, providing graphic examples of the ambiguity and
negotiation that characterized the integration of Romans and
barbarians, a process that altered the concepts of identity of both
populations. The resultant late antique polyethnic cultural world,
with cultural frontiers between Romans and barbarians that became
increasingly permeable in both directions, does much to help
explain how the barbarian settlement of the west was accomplished
with much less disruption than there might have been, and how
barbarian populations were integrated seamlessly into the old Roman
world.
This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of
Vouille in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric
II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis' victory proved a crucial
step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain,
thereby leaving Gaul largely to the Franks. It was arguably in the
wake of Vouille that Gaul became Francia, and that "France began."
The editors have united an international team of experts on Late
Antiquity and the Merovingian Kingdoms to reexamine the battle from
multiple as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. The
contributions address questions of military strategy, geographical
location, archaeological footprint, political background, religious
propaganda, consequences (both in Francia and in Italy), and
significance. There is a strong focus on the close reading of
primary source-material, both textual and material, secular and
theological.
These sixteen studies consider the interrelationship between social change and the development of new kinds of law and authority during Late Antiquity (260-640 AD). They provide new ways of looking at both the law and the society of this period, in the context of the kinds of impacts that each had on the other against the backdrop of the manifestations of new kinds of authority.
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Late Antiquity was a period of considerable social disruption. The
old paternalistic Roman social system was threatened by three
momentous developments: the rise of the Christian Church, the
disintegration of the Roman Empire in the west, and the
establishment of the
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Volumes I}}\plain\fs24 and II bring together a range of Latin
source documents that provide new ways of looking at the
transformation of society between the late Roman and early medieval
periods. The texts included, and their translations, focus on the
individual, nonpublic, and nonelite facets of society, with
attention given to personal concerns and desires, private
interactions, and family life, with detailed consideration of the
roles of women and children.\par\pard\s1\sa100\sb100\li0\plain\fs24
Ralph Mathisen provides a user-friendly set of readings focused on
the social history of Late Antiquity. \plain\fs24\i1 People,
Personal Expression, and Social Relations in Late
Antiquity\plain\fs24 will be a priceless resource for classicists,
medievalists, social historians, historians of religion and canon
law, and history buffs.\par\pard\s1\sa100\sb100\li0\plain\fs24
Ralph W. Mathisen is Professor of Ancient and Byzantine History,
University of South Carolina.\par\pard}
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