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Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church

Explore the societal shifts, educational developments, and church evolution in the Frankish era through Germanic laws, women's roles, bishops' importance, and literary culture. Delve into figures like Boethius, Cassiodorus, and Isidore of Seville.

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Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church

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  1. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church

  2. New Kingdoms of the Old Western Empire

  3. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society

  4. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law

  5. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family

  6. Law of the Salian Franks • Title XXIV. Concerning the Killing of Little Children and Women • If any one have slain a boy under 10 years-up to the end of the tenth-and it shall have been proved on him, he shall be sentenced to 24000 denars, which make 600 shillings. • 3. If any one have hit a free woman who is pregnant, and she dies, he shall be sentenced to 28000 denars, which makes 700 shillings. • 6. If any one have killed a free woman after she has begun bearing children, he shall be sentenced to 24000 denars, which make 600 shillings. • 7. After she can have no more children, he who kills her shall be sentenced to 8000 denars, which make 200 shillings.

  7. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church

  8. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops

  9. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop

  10. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints

  11. The Dominance of St. Martin of Tours & his cult among the Franks (Later Representations)

  12. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints III. Education and Literary Culture

  13. Stone tomb slab of Bishop Boethius of Carpentras, d. 604, ten years after Gregory of Tours (The carver, presumably an illiterate, has put the "alpha" & "omega" on backwards)

  14. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints III. Education and Literary Culture A. “Transmitters”

  15. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints III. Education and Literary Culture A. “Transmitters” 1. Boethius

  16. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints III. Education and Literary Culture A. “Transmitters” 1. Boethius 2. Cassiodorus

  17. Decline of Romanitas in the West: Society, Education & the Church I. Frankish Society A. Germanic Law B. Women and the Family II. The Frankish Church A. Importance of Bishops B. Role of the Bishop C. Bishops and the Cult of Saints III. Education and Literary Culture A. “Transmitters” 1. Boethius 2. Cassiodorus 3. Isidore of Seville

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