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Romans and Barbarians

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

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Romans and Barbarians

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  1. Romans and Barbarians Ethno-genesis on the Edge of Empire

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. “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

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