The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE: Where France Began

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2012

The Battle of Vouillé, 507 CE

Where France Began

Edited by: Ralph W. Mathisen and Danuta Shanzer

Volume 37 in the series Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614510994

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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.

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

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
Contents Open Access Download PDF	vii
Foreword Danuta Shanzer Open Access Download PDF	ix
The Political and Military Dimension
The First Franco-Visigothic War and the Prelude to the Battle of Vouillé Ralph W. Mathisen Open Access Download PDF	3
Vouillé and the Decisive Battle Phenomenon in Late Antique Gaul Bernard S. Bachrach Open Access Download PDF	11
Vouillé, Voulon, and the Location of the Campus Vogladensis Ralph W. Mathisen Open Access Download PDF	43
Vouillé 507: Historiographical, Hagiographical, and Diplomatic Reconsiderations and Fortuna Danuta Shanzer Open Access Download PDF	63
Clovis, Anastasius, and Political Status in 508 C.E.: The Frankish Aftermath of the Battle of Vouillé Ralph W. Mathisen Open Access Download PDF	79
The Battle of Vouillé and the Restoration of the Roman Empire Jonathan J. Arnold Open Access Download PDF	111
The Role of Religion
Arians, Catholics, and Vouillé Ian Wood Open Access Download PDF	139
Vouillé, Orléans (511), and the Origins of the Frankish Conciliar Tradition Gregory I. Halfond Open Access Download PDF	151
Ravenna, Saint Martin, and the Battle of Vouillé Deborah Mauskopf Deliyannis Open Access Download PDF	167
The Material Remains
Has Anyone Seen the Barbarians? Remarks on the Missing Archeology of the Visigoths in Gaul Bailey K. Young Open Access Download PDF	183
General Index Open Access Download PDF	203

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in Late Antiquity and early Medieval history, in particular students and scholars of the Merovingian kingdoms and the Franks.
Pages
- Front matter: 26
- Main content: 216
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 24
Keywords: Vouillé; History of France; Late Antiquity

eBook

Published: July 4, 2012
ISBN: 9781614510994

Hardcover

Published: June 14, 2012
ISBN: 9781614511274