Mediterranean Connections: The Frankish Kingdoms and the Roman Empire (476–756) / Laury Sarti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarti, Laury, author.

Series:

Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025.

The Medieval Mediterranean ; 145.

Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025

The Medieval Mediterranean ; 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Art--History.

Art.

Byzantine Studies.

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

History.

Literature and Cultural Studies.

Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph challenges the idea that Roman imperial authority in the West ended in 476. It shows how the Frankish realm maintained ties to the empire, with real separation only emerging in the late sixth century. Tracing enduring Frankish-Byzantine diplomacy, shared identities, religious controversy, and trade into the seventh century, it reveals a landscape of continued exchange rather than abrupt decline. Including previously overlooked sources, the study offers a new perspective on Frankish identity, imperial affiliation, and the evolving relationship between Rome, the empire, and the Merovingians from the fifth to the eighth century.

Contents:

Preface

List of Figures and Maps

7 Introduction

1.1 Outline and Question

1.2 Prior Research

1.3 Approach and Methods

Note on Names

8 The Empire’s Western Territories

2.1 Odoacer and Theodoric

2.2 One Empire, Not Two

2.3 476 in Retrospective

2.4 The Empire and the West

2.5 Results

9 Kings of the Empire

3.1 Clovis and Theudebert I

3.2 Romans and Franks in Gaul

3.3 The Empire’s Kingdom

3.4 Franko-Byzantine Exchanges

3.5 Factors of Alienation

3.6 Results

10 Christian Community

4.1 The Pope between East and West

4.2 The Three Chapters Controversy

4.3 The Monothelite Controversy

4.4 Results

11 Mediterranean Connectivity

5.1 Diplomatic Exchange in a ‘Dark Age’

5.2 Pilgrimages to the East

5.3 Travel Routes and Trade

5.4 Language and Knowledge Exchange

5.5 Results

12 Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-74607-2

9789004746077

OCLC:

1545645891

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004746077 DOI