The names of early Germanic warrior tribes and leaders resound in songs and legends; the real story of the part they played in reshaping the ancient world is no less gripping. Herwig Wolfram's panoramic history spans the great migrations of the Germanic peoples and the rise and fall of their kingdoms between the third and eighth centuries, as they invaded, settled in, and ultimately transformed the Roman Empire. As Germanic military kings and their fighting bands created kingdoms, and won political and military recognition from imperial governments through alternating confrontation and accommodation, the 'tribes' lost their shared culture and social structure, and became sharply differentiated. They acquired their own regions and their own histories, which blended with the history of the empire. In Wolfram's words, 'the Germanic people neither destroyed the Roman world nor restored it; instead, they made a home for themselves within it'. This story is far from the 'decline and fall' interpretation that held sway until recent decades.
Wolfram's narrative, based on his sweeping grasp of documentary and archaeological evidence, brings new clarity to a poorly understood period of Western history.
Les mer
The names of early Germanic warrior tribes and leaders resound in songs and legends; the real story of the part they played in reshaping the ancient world is no less gripping. This book presents the history that spans the great migrations of the Germanic people and the rise and fall of their kingdoms between the third and eighth centuries.
Les mer
LIST OF GENEALOGICAL CHARTS CHRONOLOGIES INTRODUCTION ONE Kings, Heroes, and Tribal Origins TWO The Empire and the "New" Peoples:From the Marcomannic Wars to the End of the Third Century THREE The Germanic Peoples as Enemies and Servants of the Empire in the Fourth Century FOUR Emperorship and Kingship on Roman Soil FIVE The Hunnic Alternative SIX The Kingdom of Toulouse (418-507):Pioneering Achievement and Failed Accommodation SEVEN The Vandals (406-534): A Unique Case? EIGHT Odovacar, or the Roman Empire That Did Not End NINE Theodoric (451-526) and Clovis (466/467-511) TEN A Battle for Rome (526l535-552/555) ELEVEN Britain Too Was Not Conquered:The Making of England in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries TWELVE The Burgundians: Weakness and Resilience (407/413-534) THIRTEEN The Spanish Kingdom of the Visigoths (507/568-711/725):The First Nation of Europe FOURTEEN The Longobard Epilogue (488-643/652) FIFTEEN The Transformation of the Roman World LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX MAPS
Les mer
"[Wolfram] explores the high points in the history of a number of closely related Germanic societies as they faced the power of the Roman Empire and Roman imperial society. . . . This is a learned, sophisticated, and valuable book—one which can address the interests of people on all levels of erudition."—Robert L. Benson, co-editor of Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century
Les mer
"[Wolfram's] detailed survey makes clear the breathtaking transformation wrought by the Germanic tribes." - Kirkus Reviews "[A] classic work.... This clever and subtle text... comes over clearly, unravelling the kaleidoscopic hybridity of the world of Goths, Vandals, Huns, Burgundians, Franks and Lombards." - Times Literary Supplement "[Wolfram] explores the high points in the history of a number of closely related Germanic societies as they faced the power of the Roman Empire and Roman imperial society.... This is a learned, sophisticated, and valuable book - one which can address the interests of people on all levels of erudition." - Robert L. Benson, co-editor of Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century"
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780520244900
Publisert
2005-03-18
Utgiver
Vendor
University of California Press
Vekt
635 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Forfatter
Oversetter