The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE Where France Began

• Altri autori: Mathisen, Ralph W. (Redattore), Shanzer, Danuta (Redattore)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2012
• Serie: Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies 37
• Soggetti: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Medieval history; Vouillé; History of France; Late Antiquity
• Accesso online: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Riassunto

This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillè in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis` victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul largely to the Franks. It was arguably in the wake of Vouillè that Gaul became Francia, and that "France began." The editors have united an international team of experts on Late Antiquity and the Merovingian Kingdoms to reexamine the battle from multiple as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributions address questions of military strategy, geographical location, archaeological footprint, political background, religious propaganda, consequences (both in Francia and in Italy), and significance. There is a strong focus on the close reading of primary source-material, both textual and material, secular and theological.

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (216 p.)

ISBN

9781614510994
9781614511274

Accesso

Open Access