The battle of Vouillé, 507 CE : where France began / edited by Ralph W. Mathisen and Danuta Shanzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mathisen, Ralph W., Editor.

Contributor:

Mathisen, Ralph W., 1947-

Shanzer, Danuta.

Series:

Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 37.

Millennium-Studien = Millennium studies, 1862-1139 ; Bd. 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clovis, King of the Franks, approximately 466-511.

Clovis.

Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, -507.

Alaric.

Vouillé, Battle of, Vouillé-les-Marais, France, 507.

Visigoths--France.

Visigoths.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Danuta Shanzer, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Summary:

This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillé 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 Vouillé 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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

The First Franco-Visigothic War and the Prelude to the Battle of Vouillé

Vouillé and the Decisive Battle Phenomenon in Late Antique Gaul

Vouillé, Voulon, and the Location of the Campus Vogladensis

Vouillé 507: Historiographical, Hagiographical, and Diplomatic Reconsiderations and Fortuna

Clovis, Anastasius, and Political Status in 508 C.E.: The Frankish Aftermath of the Battle of Vouillé

The Battle of Vouillé and the Restoration of the Roman Empire

Arians, Catholics, and Vouillé

Vouillé, Orléans (511), and the Origins of the Frankish Conciliar Tradition

Ravenna, Saint Martin, and the Battle of Vouillé

Has Anyone Seen the Barbarians? Remarks on the Missing Archeology of the Visigoths in Gaul

General Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613941725

9781283629270

1283629275

9781614510994

1614510997

OCLC:

811962930