This book examines the role of envoys in the period from the establishment of the first 'barbarian kingdoms' in the West, to the eve of Justinian's wars of reconquest. It makes a significant contribution to the developing field of ancient and medieval communication.
Warfare and dislocation are obvious features of the break-up of the late Roman West, but this crucial period of change was characterized also by communication and diplomacy. The great events of the late antique West were determined by the quieter labours of countless envoys, who…
Beginning with a description of the status of embassies and political communications towards the end of the Roman Empire, Andrew Gillett's analysis of diplomatic communication in the period of the 'fall of Rome' focuses on the role of envoys.
This book examines the role of envoys in the period from the establishment of the first 'barbarian kingdoms' in the West, to the eve of Justinian's wars of reconquest. It makes a significant contribution to the developing field of ancient and medieval communication.
List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Lindy Brady and Patrick Wadden -- Origin legends of Visigothic Spain in Isidore of Seville's writings / Erica Buchberger -- Origin legends in Ireland and Celtic Britain / T.M. Charles-Edwards -- Origin legends in Italy i…
Proporcionado por el ed.: "This volume contains work by scholars actively publishing on origin legends across early medieval western Europe, from the fall of Rome to the high Middle Ages. Its thematic structure creates a dialogue between texts and regions traditionally studied i…