IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 211: Was the End of the Roman Empire a Clash of Cultures?, II
Monday 12 July 2004, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | History Compass |
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Organiser: | Guy Halsall, Department of History, University of York |
Moderator/Chair: | Julia M. H. Smith, Department of Mediaeval History, University of St Andrews |
Paper 211-a | Politics and the Exploitation of Cultural Differences in the 5th-Century West (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 211-b | The Popular Experience of Vandal Persecution (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy, Religious Life |
Abstract | Alongside its companion, this session aims to explore the ways in which the changes of the end of the western Roman Empire were negotiated, and whether or not the cultural changes involved can be said to represent a clash of cultures. This session homes in on particular regions, notably Spain and Africa, to examine these themesin more detail. |