IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 1003: Being Roman after Rome, I
Wednesday 3 July 2013, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | ERC Advanced Grant: Social Cohesion, Identity & Religion in Europe (SCIRE) |
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Organiser: | Clemens Gantner, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
Moderator/Chair: | Rosamond McKitterick, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge |
Paper 1003-a | Being Roman after Rome: An Introduction (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Social History |
Paper 1003-b | Semantics and Narratives of Romanness (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought |
Paper 1003-c | Preaching Romanness in the Early Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Political Thought, Sermons and Preaching |
Abstract | In Late Antiquity and in the first medieval centuries, political identities emerged under the long shadow of Rome. Being Roman could mean many things in the period, for instance, Greek-speaking subjects of the Byzantine Empire, inhabitants of the city of Rome, autonomous civic or regional groups, Latin speakers under 'barbarian' rule in the West or, increasingly, representatives of the Church of Rome. The shifting concepts of Romanness represent a methodological challenge for Medievalists. This has led to a fruitful international debate. The ERC funded project 'Social Cohesion, Identity and Religion in Europe, 400-1200' will contribute to the ongoing research by connecting it with the studies on ethnicity and social identity carried out by the project collaborators. |