| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 591 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Cambridge medieval textbooks |
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Cambridge medieval textbooks.
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| Contents |
pt. I. Romans and barbarians in the imperial world -- 1. How the west was lost and where it got us -- 2. Defining identities -- 3. late Roman Empire in the west -- 4. Society beyond the frontier -- 5. Romans and barbarians before 376 -- pt. II. world renegotiated: Western Europe, 376-550 -- 6. Gothic crisis, 376-382 -- 7. crisis of the Empire, 382-410 -- 8. triumph of the generals, 410-455 -- 9. parting of Gaul and Italy, 455-480 -- 10. Kingdoms of the Empire, 476-550 -- 11. Provincial society in the long fifth century -- 12. Beyond the old frontier -- pt. III. Romans and barbarians in a post-imperial world -- 13. Mechanisms of migration and settlement -- 14. New peoples, new identities, new kingdoms? -- 15. changed world: the roots of failure -- App. Gildas' narrative and the identity of the 'proud tyrant'.̃ |
| Summary |
This is an examination of the barbarian migrations and their role in the creation of medieval Europe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Ancient.
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Völkerwanderung
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Folkvandringarna.
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Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.
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Europe -- History -- 392-814.
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Europe
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Rome (Empire)
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Weströmisches Reich
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Römisches Reich
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Römisches Reich -- Westprovinzen
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511457227 |
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0511457227 |
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9780511802393 |
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0511802390 |
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9780511454127 |
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0511454120 |
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