IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 1103: Being Roman after Rome, II
Wednesday 3 July 2013, 11.15-12.45
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: | Walter Pohl, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Universität Wien |
Respondent: | Rosamond McKitterick, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge |
Paper 1103-a | Romana Urbs: Levels of Roman and Imperial Identity in the City of Rome, 8th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 1103-b | Reflecting Romanness in the Fredegar-Chronicle (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought |
Paper 1103-c | Pieces of a Puzzle: Time and History in Walahfrid's Vademecum (Language: English) Index terms: Religious Life, Social History |
Abstract | This second session will continue the survey of forms of early medieval Romanness. The focus here will be on the city of Rome on the one hand, and on Frankish perceptions on the other. Clemens Gantner will analyse various aspects of Romanness in 8th-century Rome, concentrating on expressions of allegiance to the Eternal City on the one hand and to the empire on the other. Andreas Fischer will then show how Romans were depicted and labelled in the 7th-century Fredegar-Chronicle. Finally, Richard Corradini will be focusing on a single manuscript, Walahfrid Strabo's Vademecum (Sankt Gallen Stiftsbibliothek 878). Through its intricate use of fragments of various Christian historiographical sources, this compilation allows us not only to gauge the interests of its main composer, but also the use of the Late Antique Codex-Calendar of 354. Rosamond McKitterick will then give a response to the two sessions on Being Roman after Rome. |