IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 1324: East and West (c. 400-600), II: Politics and Perceptions
Wednesday 13 July 2011, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaft, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen |
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| Organiser: | Steffen Patzold, Fachbereich Geschichtswissenschaft, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen |
| Moderator/Chair: | Mischa Meier, Abteilung für Alte Geschichte, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen |
| Paper 1324-a | Being Magister Militum in the Late Roman East: Aspar (Language: English) Index terms: Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1324-b | Between East and West: Theoderic the Great (Language: English) Index terms: Education, Mentalities, Military History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 1324-c | Apocalyptical Perception in the 5th and 6th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Mentalities, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The three papers of this session present current research projects of the members of a Graduate School at the University of Tübingen, which analyses the process of cultural and spatial disintegration of the Roman Empire during the 5th and 6th century. The three papers assume that a cultural 'dislocation' took place around 500. Two speakers will analyse the political careers of two military leaders (Aspar and Theoderic), the third speaker will discuss the significance and importance of apocalyptic thinking during the 5th and 6th century. |