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Roman Aristocrats in Barbarian Gaul : Strategies for Survival in an Age of Transition /
Skin-clad barbarians ransacking Rome remains a popular image of the "decline and fall" of the Roman Empire, but why, when, and how the Empire actually fell are still matters of debate among students of classical history. In this pioneering study, Ralph W. Mathisen examines the "fall&q...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[2021]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION. The Barbarians in Gaul: In Search of an Identity
- PART ONE. Setting the Stage: Romans and Barbarians in Conflict
- CHAPTER ONE. The Aristocratic Background of Late Roman Gaul
- CHAPTER TWO. Gaul, Italy, and Isolationism in the Fifth Century
- CHAPTER THREE. The Barbarian Settlement: Impressions of Harassment, Interference, and Oppression
- PART TWO. Immediate Responses: The Disruption of Old Institutions
- CHAPTER FOUR. The Intellectual Response: Conflicting Perceptions of the Barbarians
- CHAPTER FIVE. Gallic Traditionalists and the Continued Pursuit of the Roman Ideal
- CHAPTER SIX. Flight and Dislocation, Emigrants and Exiles
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Between Romania and Barbaria: The Barbarian Alternative
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Conflicting Loyalties: Collaborators, Traitors, and the Betrayal of Territory
- PART THREE. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians: The Restructuring of the Gallo-Roman Aristocracy
- CHAPTER NINE. The Acquisition of Church Office and the Rise of an Ecclesiastical Aristocracy
- CHAPTER TEN. The Pursuit of Literary Studies: A Unifying Element
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians
- CHAPTER TWELVE. The Final Resolution: Aristocratic Options in Post-Roman Gaul
- EPILOGUE
- APPENDIX A. Roman Emperors
- APPENDIX B. Barbarian Rulers
- GLOSSARY
- ABBREVIATIONS
- NOTES
- PRIMARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
- SECONDARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX