Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom
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Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom

Beyond Imitatio Imperii

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Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom

Beyond Imitatio Imperii

About this book

This volume interrogates the assumption that Visigothic practices and institutions were mere imitations of the Byzantine empire. Contributors rethink these practices not as uncritical and derivative adoptions of Byzantine customs, but as dynamic processes in dialogue with not only the Byzantine empire but also with the contemporary Iberian context, as well as the Roman past. The goal of the volume is to approach Visigothic customs not as an uncritical adoption and imitatio of contemporary Roman models (an acculturation model), but as unique interpretations of a common pool of symbols, practices, and institutions that formed the legacy of Rome. The contributors argue that it is necessary to reconsider the idea of imitatio imperii as a process that involved specific actors taking strategic decisions in historically contingent circumstances.

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Yes, you can access Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom by Damián Fernández,Molly Lester,Jamie Wood in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Storia & Storia dell'Europa medievale. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040784426
Topic
Storia
Subtopic
Storia dell'Europa medievale

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Figures and Tables
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Visigothic Spain and Byzantium: The Story of a Special (Historiographical) Relationship
  11. 2 The Development of the Visigothic Court in the Hagiography of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries
  12. 3 Experiments in Visigothic Rulership: Minting and Monetary Reforms under Alaric II
  13. 4 A Comparison of Roman and Visigothic Approaches to Exile
  14. 5 The Roman Jewel in the Visigothic Crown: A Reassessment of the Royal Votive Crowns of the Guarrazar Treasure
  15. 6 Capitalhood in the Visigothic Kingdom
  16. 7 Making Rite Choices: Roman and Eastern Liturgies in Early Medieval Iberia
  17. 8 Ethnicity and Imitatio in Isidore of Seville
  18. 9 Re-imagining Roman Persecution in the Visigothic Passions
  19. 10 Romanness in Visigothic Hagiography
  20. 11 Empire and the Politics of Faction: Mérida and Toledo Revisited
  21. 12 The Agents and Mechanics of Connectivity: The Mediterranean World and the Cities of the Guadiana Valley in the Sixth Century
  22. 13 Staying Roman after 711?
  23. Index