Theoderic and the Roman imperial restoration / Jonathan J. Arnold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnold, Jonathan J., 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, 454?-526.

Theodoric.

Ostrogoths--Italy--History.

Ostrogoths.

Ostrogoths--Italy--Biography.

Goths--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Goths.

Imperialism.

History.

Restorations, Political.

Goths--Kings and rulers.

Italy--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Italy.

Kings and rulers.

Italy--History--476-774.

Rome--History.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Restorations, Political--History--To 1500.

Imperialism--History--To 1500.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"This book provides a new interpretation of the fall of the Roman Empire and the "barbarian" kingdom known conventionally as Ostrogothic Italy. Relying primarily on Italian textual and material evidence, and in particular the works of Cassiodorus and Ennodius, Jonathan J. Arnold argues that contemporary Italo-Romans viewed the Ostrogothic kingdom as the Western Roman Empire and its "barbarian" king, Theoderic (r. 489/93-526), as its emperor. Investigating conceptions of Romanness, Arnold explains how the Roman past, both immediate and distant, allowed Theoderic and his Goths to find acceptance in Italy as Romans, with roles essential to the Empire's perceived recovery. Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration demonstrates how Theoderic's careful attention to imperial traditions, good governance, and reconquest followed by the re-Romanization of lost imperial territories contributed to contemporary sentiments of imperial resurgence and a golden age. There was no need for Justinian to restore the Western Empire: Theoderic had already done so"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. An Empire Turned Upside-Down

1. Ennodius the Ligurian

2. Cassiodorus the Calabrian

Part II. Emperor Theoderic

3. Princeps romanus

4. The Imperial image

Part III. Italo-Romans and Roman Goths

5. Men of Mars

6. Rex genitus, vir inlustris

Part IV. Italia Felix

7. Italy revived

8. Rome rejuvenated

Part V. Renovatio Imperii

9. Becoming post-Roman

10. Gallia felix

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107054400

1107054400

9781107679474

1107679478

OCLC:

863196917

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