Queens, consorts, concubines : Gregory of Tours and women of the Merovingian elite /
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Gregory of Tours hoped to inspire the believers in sixth-century Gaul with examples of righteous and wicked deeds and their consequences. Critiquing his own society, Gregory contrasted vengeful queens, rebellious nuns, and conniving witches with pious widows, humble abbesses, and tearful saints. By examining his thematic treatment of topics including widowhood, marriage, sanctity, authority, and political agency, Queens, Consorts, Concubines reassesses the material shaped by such concerns, including e.g. Gregory's accounts of Brunhild, Fredegund, Radegund, and other important elite women, Merovingian political policies (marital alliances, ecclesiastical intrigue, even assassinations), and seemingly unrelated topics such as Hermenegild's rebellion and the career of Empress Sophia. The result: a new interpretation of an important witness to the transformations of Late Antiquity.
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1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004294660 :
2214-5621 ; :
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The cult of Mithras in the Roman provinces of Gaul /
: Originally presented as the author's thesis (M.A.), Manchester. : 1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages, 40 leaves of plates) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 9789004296336 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Rural granaries in northern Gaul (6th century BCE-4th century CE) : from archaeology to economic history /
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In recent years, storage has come to the fore as a central aspect of ancient economies. However studies have hitherto focused on urban and military storage. Although archaeological excavations of rural granaries are numerous, their evidence has yet to be fully taken into account. Such is the ambition of Rural Granaries in Northern Gaul (Sixth Century BCE - Fourth Century CE) . Focusing on northern Gaul, this volume starts by discussing at length the possibility of quantifying storage capacities and, through them, agrarian production. Building on this first part, the second half of the book sketches the evolution of rural storage in Gaul from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, setting firmly archaeological evidence in the historical context of the Roman Empire.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004389045 :
2213-9729 ;
The urbanisation of the North-Western provinces of the Roman Empire : a juridical and functional approach to town life in Roman Gaul, Germania Inferior and Britain /
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This study investigates the development of urbanism in the north-western provinces of the Roman empire. Key themes include continuity and discontinuity between pre-Roman and Roman 'urban' systems, relationships between juridical statuses and levels of monumentality, levels of connectivity and economic integration, and regional urban hierarchies.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697759 (PDF ebook) :
Les pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de l'époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle /
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This volume gives an overview of Roman burial practices in the Gallia Lugdunensis province during the Early Roman Empire, focussing on grave treatment and grave furnishing, the structure of the tombs and the selection and treatment of grave goods and human remains.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (482 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789698084 (PDF ebook) :