Todd The Early Germans

2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3756-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Peoples of Europe

For many centuries Germanic peoples occupied much of northern andcentral Europe. From the fourth century onward migrant groupsextended their power and influence over much of western Europe andbeyond to North Africa. In so doing, they established enduringstates in France, Spain, Italy and Britain. This illustrated bookmakes use of archaeological and literary sources to outline theethnogenesis and history of the early Germanic peoples. It providesan overview of current knowledge of these peoples, their socialstructure, settlements, trade, customs, religion, craftsmanship andrelations with the Roman Empire.
In this second edition, the author incorporates important newarchaeological evidence and reports on advances in historicalinterpretation. In particular, he offers new insights intodevelopments in central and eastern Europe and the implications forour understanding of migration and settlement patterns, ethnicityand identity. Ten new plates have been added featuring significantnew sites discovered in recent years.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Todd, Malcolm

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I Germania.
1 Land and People.
2 The Social Fabric.
3 The Germans and the Advance of Rome.
4 The Living and the Dead.
5 Trade and Diplomacy.
6 Cult, Art and Technology.
Part II Germanic Europe: Frontier Societies.
7 The Gothic Kingdoms.
8 The Suebi and Vandals.
9 Franks, Alamanni and Burgundians.
10 The Northern Peoples.
11 The Gepids and Lombards.
12 The Thuringians and Bavarians.
Conclusion.
Sources.
Bibliography.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Todd is an Emeritus Professor of Archaeology and former Principal of Trevelyan College in the University of Durham. He is the author interalia of 'The Northern Barbarians' (Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 1987) and 'Roman Britain' (Third Edition, Blackwell Publishing, 1999), editor of 'The Blackwell Companion to Roman Britain' (Blackwell Publishing, 2003) and a contributor to 'The Cambridge Ancient History' and 'Der Neue Pauly'.