Barbarians and Romans, A.D. 418-584: The Techniques of Accommodation
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Barbarians and Romans, A.D. 418-584: The Techniques of Accommodation
By (Author) Walter Goffart
Edited by Carl Erdmann
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
4th January 1988
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
940.12
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
369g
Description
Despite intermittent turbulence and destruction, much of the Roman West came under barbarian control in an orderly fashion. Goths, Burgundians, and other aliens were accommodated within the provinces without disrupting the settled population or overturning the patterns of landownership. Walter Goffart examines these arrangements and shows that they
Reviews
"A wholly new interpretation... Professor Goffart argues his case clearly, forcefully, and at length. He has the ancient sources at his fingertips."--E. A. Thompson, Times Literary Supplement
