Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade Review"[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"
Table of ContentsLIST 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
