Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age and the Later Roman EmpireThe Migration Age is still envisioned as an onrush of expansionary "Germans" pouring unwanted into the Roman Empire and subjecting it to pressures so great that its western parts collapsed under the weight. Further developing the themes set forth in his classic Barbarians and Romans, Walter Goffart dismantles this grand narrative, shaking the barbarians of late antiquity out of this "Germanic" setting and reimagining the role of foreigners in the Later Roman Empire. |
Contents
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The Three Meanings of Migration Age | 13 |
The Germans Overthrow the Roman Empire | 23 |
The Germans before Germany | 40 |
4 Jordaness Getica and the Disputed Authenticity of Gothic Origins from Scandinavia | 56 |
5 The Great Rhine Crossing AD 400420 a Case of Barbarian Migration | 73 |
6 The Techniques of Accommodation Revisited | 119 |
Northern Barbarians in Late Antiquity | 187 |
The Long Simplification of Late Antiquity | 230 |
Appendices | 241 |
List of Abbreviation | 263 |
Notes | 267 |
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Other editions - View all
Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire Walter A. Goffart Limited preview - 2006 |
Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire Walter Goffart No preview available - 2009 |