Ethno-genesis on the Edge of Empire Romans and Barbarians Ethno-genesis on the Edge of Empire
The Barbarians: Myth and Pre-Migration Realities Classical descriptions of the Barbarians The “Domino Theory” of Germanic Invasions Pre-Migration Barbarian Society Evidence Fluid societies Family and Kin Structures Political structures
The Cross-Cultural Impact Romanization of the Barbarians Ethno-genesis. Militarization. Legitimization of “war leaders.” Religious shifts from fertility Goddesses to War Lords. Barbarization of the Romans Roman soldiers on the frontiers. German soldiers in the Roman army. Wearing pants.
Migrations and New Kingdoms The Visigoths Emperor Valens and the Battle of Adrianople (378 CE) Sack of Rome (410 CE) Later Migrations (Vandals, Burgundians, Lombards, Ostrogoths) Settlement and hospitalitas. Odoacar (Odovacar) 476 CE “Rex Italicum” and Zeno, Emperor of Rome
“France” and “England” The Franks Roman soldiers “I am Frank by nationality, but a Roman soldier under arms” Childeric ca 463-482 CE “Rex Romanorum” “Childerici regis” Roman Briton’s Fall. Angles, Saxons, and Jutes Abondonment of urban life Linguistic and Religious changes