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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: (DLC) 2013005592 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Frank Riess |
ISBN: | 9781315597218 1315597217 9781317090687 1317090683 9781317090694 1317090691 |
OCLC Number: | 1082215132 |
Notes: | Originally published 2013 by Ashgate. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | 1. Narbonne and the Roman world of the fourth century -- 2. Christian and classical histories of Narbonne -- 3. Sidonius and the passing of Roman Narbonne -- 4. The Visigothic Kingdom : from Liuva I to Reccared -- 5. The north-east and the territory of Narbonne -- 6. Rebellion on the border : the Regnum Orientalis -- 7. The Arabs and the fall of Narbonne -- 8. Narbonne : the first and last city. |
Responsibility: | Frank Riess. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
'...Riess monograph exhibits the virtues of a regionalist approach while, at the same time, persuasively arguing for Narbonnes relevance to the greater political, military, and diplomatic affairs of the post-Roman Mediterranean world.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'Riess excites with the interplay of textual and material evidence. Valuable and informative set pieces result; examples include an investigation of the location of Sulpicius Severus's retreat, Primuliacum (pp. 66-69); analysis of Narbonne's Christian origins (pp. 115-17); and examination of Narbonne's hinterland in light of recent archeological categorizations for rural settlements (pp. 194-203). In sum Riess's book exemplifies the outstanding scholarship one can achieve by mastering the intertwining of textual and archaeological evidence.' Journal of Late Antiquity '... thoroughly impressive ... Riess persuasively argues that the region of Narbonne was integral to events ranging across Hispania and was in turn shaped by events in an even wider political theatre that involved Visigothic, Frankish, Burgundian, Ostrogothic, Byzantine and Arab interests.' H-France Review Read more...

