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Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity

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Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity book

From the Visigoths to the Arabs

Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity

DOI link for Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity

Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity book

From the Visigoths to the Arabs
ByFrank Riess
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2013
eBook Published 22 April 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315597218
Pages 304 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315597218
SubjectsHumanities
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Riess, F. (2013). Narbonne and its Territory in Late Antiquity. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315597218

This work centres on the post-Roman period of Narbonne and its territory, up to its capture by the Arabs in 720, encompassing not only recent archaeological findings but also perspectives of French, Spanish and Catalan historiography that have fashioned distinct national narratives. Seeking to remove Narbonne from any subsequent birth of France, Catalonia and Spain, the book presents a geopolitical region that took shape from the late fifth century, evolving towards the end of the eighth century into an autonomous province of the nascent Carolingian Empire. Capturing this change throughout a 300-year period somewhat lacking in written sources, the book takes us beyond an exclusive depiction of the classical city to an examination of settlement in various forms. Discourses of literary criticism also lie behind aspects of this study, mapped around textual commentaries which highlight a more imaginative biography of a city. Narbonne's role as a point of departure and travel across the Mediterranean is examined through a reading of the correspondence of Paulinus of Nola and the writings of Sulpicius Severus, enabling the reader to gain a fuller picture of the city and its port. The topography of Narbonne in the fifth century is surveyed together with Bishop Rusticus’s church-building programme. Later chapters emphasise the difficulties in presenting a detached image of Narbonne, as sources become mainly Visigothic, defining the city and its region as part of a centralised kingdom. Particular attention is given to the election of Liuva I as king in Narbonne in 568, and to the later division into upper and lower sub-kingdoms shared by Liuva and his brother Leovigild, a duality that persisted throughout the sixth and seventh centuries. The study therefore casts new light on Narbonne and its place within the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo, suggesting that it was the capital of a territory with roots in the post-Roman settlement of barbarian successor states.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|26 pages

Narbonne and the Roman World of the Fourth Century

chapter 2|48 pages

Christian and Classical Histories of Narbonne

chapter 3|38 pages

Sidonius and the Passing of Roman Narbonne

chapter 4|30 pages

The Visigothic Kingdom: From Liuva I to Reccared

chapter 5|28 pages

The North-East and the Territory of Narbonne

chapter 6|32 pages

Rebellion on the Border: The Regnum Orientalis

chapter 7|10 pages

The Arabs and the Fall of Narbonne

chapter 8|16 pages

Narbonne: The First and Last City

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