Post-Roman Transitions by Walter Pohl and Gerda Heydemann

Both the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of the successor ‘Barbarian Kingdoms’ have been the subject of much scholarly debate. However, this has tended to focus on the political events at the highest levels. A subject that has received far less attention is the reaction of the ‘Romans’ living in the new kingdoms to their loss of Roman status, and how their self-identities changed to meet the demands of a new world. ‘Post-Roman Traditions’ contains twelve papers, each dealing with the self-perception and fluidity of identity of individuals in a world where changing political boundaries and affiliations were the norm...

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