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History and geography in late antiquity /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	History and geography in late antiquity // A.H. Merrills.
remainder title:	History & Geography in Late Antiquity
Author:	Merrills, A. H.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Middle Ages - Historiography. -
Subject:	Europe - Economic integration. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511496370
ISBN:	9780511496370 (ebook)

History and geography in late antiquity /
Merrills, A. H.1975-

History and geography in late antiquity /History & Geography in Late AntiquityA.H. Merrills. - 1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;4th ser., 64. - Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;4th ser., 48..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction: History's other eye. -- Orosius. -- Jordanes. -- Isidore of Seville. -- Bede. -- Conclusions. -- Appendices. A. The geographical introduction to the Historiarum adversus paganos libri septem of Orosius. Orosius, Hist. I.1-106 ; B. The geographical introduction to the De origine actibusque Getarum of Jordanes. Getica I.4-v.38 ; C. The Laus Spaniae of Isidore of Seville ; D. The description of Britain in Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica I.I.

The period from the fifth century to the eighth century witnessed massive political, social and religious change in Europe. Geographical and historical thought, long rooted to Roman ideologies, had to adopt the new perspectives of late antiquity. In the light of expanding Christianity and the evolution of successor kingdoms in the West, new historical discourses emerged which were seminal in the development of medieval historiography. Taking their lead from Orosius in the early fifth century, Latin historians turned increasingly to geographical description, as well as historical narrative, to examine the world around them. This book explores the interdependence of geographical and historical modes of expression in four of the most important writers of the period: Orosius, Jordanes, Isidore of Seville and the Venerable Bede. It offers important readings of each by arguing that the long geographical passages with which they were introduced were central to their authors' historical assumptions and arguments.

ISBN: 9780511496370 (ebook)Subjects--Personal Names:

1013363
Orosius, Paulus.
Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII. Subjects--Topical Terms:

650096
Middle Ages
--Historiography.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

556604
Europe
--Economic integration.

LC Class. No.: D56 / .M49 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 940.1/2/072

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