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How did the 'Fall of the Roman Empire' change social and economic networks in eastern Gaul, and how did new 'barbarian' political frontiers shape those changes? Synthesising historical and archaeological approaches, this interdisciplinary study combines text-based prosopography with distribution analysis of ceramics and 'pseudo-imperial' coins in Burgundy and beyond. The study reveals that the frontiers of the second Burgundian kingdom (5th-6th centuries) curtailed traditional movements along one of Europe's key riverine corridors and reshaped, temporarily, the mental geographies imagined by local Gallo-Romans, until Merovingian princes conquered the region. The book includes the most thorough assessment to date of the distribution of Burgundian coins found across France. Illuminating the Burgundian kingdom's internal dynamics and its foreign relations, this assessment revises current understandings of the circulation of gold money across sixth-century Gaul, correcting over-generalisations that can obscure the importance of political frontiers at the end of antiquity.

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Author:   Ryan H. Wilkinson
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.479kg
ISBN:  

9781407356839

ISBN 10:   1407356836
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   29 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures 1. Introduction 1.1. Communication, Power, and the Fragmentation of the Ancient World 1.2. Scope and Methodologies 1.3. The Last Horizons of Roman Gaul 2. Aeduan Communications at the End of Antiquity 2.1. Brothers and Kinsmen of the Roman People 2.2. Before 450: Autun Looks Northwest 2.3. ca. 450-480: Broad Horizons, Gathering Storms 3. Aeduan Communications at the Dawn of the Middle Ages 3.1. Autun's Small World 3.2. Looking South: Chalon under the Burgundians 3.3. Under Frankish Rule 3.4. Aeduan Horizons: Initial Conclusions 4. Lingon Communications at the End of Antiquity 4.1. A City with Closed Gates 4.2. ca. 450-506: Years of Silence, Years of Violence 4.3. Aprunculus of Langres: Contextualizing an Exile 5. Lingon Communications at the Dawn of the Middle Ages 5.1. 506-534: Gregorius Attalus, Great Man in a Small World 5.2. After 534: A Brave New World 5.3. Lingon Horizons: Initial Conclusions 6. Buried Treasures and Hidden Networks 6.1. Coins and Burgundian History 6.2. The Evidence from Hoards 7. Single Finds and Small Worlds 7.1. Peace and Abundance? 7.2. Coin Distributions in Burgundian Territory 7.3. Coins beyond the Burgundian Kingdom: Distance-Traveled Analysis 7.3.1. Provence and the South 7.3.2. The Frankish North 7.3.3. Aquitania and Western Gaul 7.4. The Brèves tremissis and Burgundian Isolation 8. Synthesis & Conclusions: The Last Horizons of Roman Gaul 8.1. Summary of Findings 8.2. Network and Gravity Theories 8.3. The Limits of the Second Burgundian Kingdom Bibliography Abbreviations Used Ancient and Medieval Sources Modern Works Image Credits

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Author Information

Ryan H. Wilkinson received a PhD in History from Harvard University; he is now Assistant Professor of History at Ambrose University in Calgary, Canada. His interdisciplinary research combines historical, archaeological, and numismatic approaches to the late antique world.

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