Social Dynamics in the Northwest Frontiers of the Late Roman Empire : Beyond Transformation or Decline
This volume explores the final phase of the West Roman Empire, particularly the changing interactions between the imperial authority and external 'barbarian' groups in the northwest frontiers of the empire during the fourth and fifth centuries. The contributions present valuable overviews...
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| Superior document: | Amsterdam Archaeological Studies |
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| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Amsterdam Archaeological Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (230 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. New perspectives on the Late Roman Northwest / Nico Roymans, Stijn Heeren
- LATE ROMAN STATE AND MILITARY ORGANISATION. The Late Roman imperial centre and its northwest frontier / Peter Heather ; The Roman army and military defence in Northern Gaul and the Germanic provinces during the Late Empire / Raymond Brulet
- POWER RELATIONS AND MATERIAL CULTURE. Gold, Germanic foederati and the end of imperial power in the Late Roman North / Nico Roymans ; Hacksilber in the Late Roman and Early Medieval world. Economics, frontier politics and imperial legacies / Fraser Hunter, Kenneth Painter ; A symbol for Late Roman authority revisited. A socio-historical understanding of the crossbow brooch / Vince Van Thienen
- REGIONAL CASE STUDIES. The Late Roman town of Tongeren in Germania Secunda / Alain Vanderhoeven ; From Germania Inferior to Germania Secunda and beyond. A case study of migration, transformation and decline / Stijn Heeren ; Roman state involvement in Britain in the later 4th century. An ebbing tide? / Simon Esmonde Cleary ; Decline, collapse, or transformation? The case for the northern frontier of Britannia / Rob Collins.