The Fall Of The Roman Empire In The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centurie

Wood, Sian

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004163430.i-362.34

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“…16 Within France, the paradigm for the study of the barbarian invasions had been established by François Hotman with the publication of his Francogallia in 1573. 16 Within France, the paradigm for the study of the barbarian invasions had been established by François Hotman with the publication of his Francogallia in 1573.…”

Section: Grégoire and The Vandals In The French Enlightenmentmentioning

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The Origins of ‘Vandalism’1

Merrills

2009

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The notion of 'Vandalism' is common to all modern western languages, and yet the metaphorical origins of the term are frequently forgotten. When the barbarian Vandals of the early medieval period are remembered, it is often assumed that they were particularly violent, even by the bloody standards of that time. The present article explores the origins of the notion of 'vandalisme' in the aftermath of the French Revolution and examines the varied representations of the historical Vandals in the Enlightenment It argues that the Vandals enjoyed a complex series of associations during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and appeared in a variety of guises in the prose, plays and political tracts of the period. It concludes that the wholly negative representation of the group arose ultimately from a specific school of French historiography in this period, which sought to contrast the creative energies of the Vandals with the idealized Franks.

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The Origins of ‘Vandalism’1

Merrills

2009

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‘Adelchi’ and ‘Attila’: the barbarians and the Risorgimento

Wood

2008

Pap. Br. Sch. Rome

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The Germanic Successor States

Wood

2013

The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

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This chapter examines the history of the Germanic successor states of the Roman Empire, explaining that it remains unclear whether the Roman territories were conquered or handed over to the German barbarians because the German tribes were not numerous enough to have overthrown the Empire militarily. It suggests that the overall image of the successor kingdoms is one of a run-down version of the late Empire and on a much reduced scale. The chapter also highlights the fact that while the Germanic incomers brought new vitality to the western provinces, it is hard to find much that can be genuinely described as Germanic.

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The Fall Of The Roman Empire In The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centurie

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The Origins of ‘Vandalism’1

The Origins of ‘Vandalism’1

‘Adelchi’ and ‘Attila’: the barbarians and the Risorgimento

The Germanic Successor States

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