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Published 2021
Les pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de l'époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle /

: 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.
: 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) :

Published 2015
Queens, consorts, concubines : Gregory of Tours and women of the Merovingian elite /

: 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.
: 1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004294660 : 2214-5621 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.