Social Dynamics in the Northwest Frontiers of the Late Roman Empire: Beyond Transformation or Decline

book: Social Dynamics in the Northwest Frontiers of the Late Roman Empire

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2016

Social Dynamics in the Northwest Frontiers of the Late Roman Empire

Beyond Transformation or Decline

Edited by: Nico Roymans , Stijn Heeren and Wim Clercq

Volume 26 in the series Amsterdam Archaeological Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048533954

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Roymans Nico :

Nico Roymans is professor of West European archaeology at the VU University in Amsterdam.Heeren Stijn :

Stijn Heeren is assistant professor of Roman and early medieval archaeology at the VU University of Amsterdam.Clercq Wim :

Wim De Clercq is professor of Roman and medieval archaeology at Ghent University.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. New perspectives on the Late Roman Northwest Nico Roymans and Stijn Heeren Open Access Download PDF	1
Late Roman State and Military Organisation
The Late Roman imperial centre and its northwest frontier Peter Heather Open Access Download PDF	11
The Roman army and military defence in Northern Gaul and the Germanic provinces during the Late Empire Raymond Brulet Open Access Download PDF	39
Power Relations and Material Culture
Gold, Germanic foederati and the end of imperial power in the Late Roman North Nico Roymans Open Access Download PDF	57
Hacksilber in the Late Roman and Early Medieval world – economics, frontier politics and imperial legacies Fraser Hunter and Kenneth Painter Open Access Download PDF	81
A symbol of Late Roman authority revisited: a sociohistorical understanding of the crossbow brooch Vince Van Thienen Open Access Download PDF	97
Regional Case Studies
The Late Roman town of Tongeren Alain Vanderhoeven Open Access Download PDF	127
From Germania Inferior to Germania Secunda and beyond. A case study of migration, transformation and decline Stijn Heeren Open Access Download PDF	149
Roman state involvement in Britain in the later 4th century: an ebbing tide? Simon Esmonde Cleary Open Access Download PDF	179
Decline, Collapse, or Transformation? The case for the northern frontier of Britannia Rob Collins Open Access Download PDF	203
List of contributors Open Access Download PDF	221

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 230
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 12
- Coloured Illustrations: 62
Keywords: Late Roman Empire; decline; frontier; barbarians

eBook

Published: November 3, 2016
ISBN: 9789048533954