The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE

Where France Began
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61451-127-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 37, 216 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 593 g

Reihe: ISSN

This volume highlights the heretofore largely neglected Battle of Vouillé in 507 CE, when the Frankish King Clovis defeated Alaric II, the King of the Visigoths. Clovis’ victory proved a crucial step in the expulsion of the Visigoths from Francia into Spain, thereby leaving Gaul largely to the Franks. It was arguably in the wake of Vouillé that Gaul became Francia, and that “France began.” The editors have united an international team of experts on Late Antiquity and the Merovingian Kingdoms to reexamine the battle from multiple as well as interdisciplinary perspectives. The contributions address questions of military strategy, geographical location, archaeological footprint, political background, religious propaganda, consequences (both in Francia and in Italy), and significance. There is a strong focus on the close reading of primary source-material, both textual and material, secular and theological.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Late Antiquity and early Medieval history, in particular students and scholars of the Merovingian kingdoms and the Franks.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shanzer, Danuta

Mathisen, Ralph W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Danuta Shanzer, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.