Cultural Encounters on Byzantium''s Northern Frontier, C. Ad 500-700 - Coins, Artifacts and History

Reinterpretation of the Danube frontier in Late Antiquity, drawing on literary, archaeological, and numismatic sources.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Roman frontier in Late Antiquity; 2. Cultural diversity in the Danube region and beyond - an archaeological perspective; 3. Christianity north of the Danube; 4. Contact and separation on the Danube frontier; 5. The flow of Byzantine coins beyond the frontier; 6. Putting the Danube into perspective - money, bullion and prestige in Avaria and Transcaucasia; 7. Money and barbarians - same coins, different functions; Conclusions.

About the author

Andrei Gandila is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Ancient and Medieval Studies at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. His numerous publications include articles in Byzantinische Zeitschrift, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Numismatic Chronicle, Revue Numismatique, American Journal of Numismatics, and Archaeologia Bulgarica.

Summary

An interdisciplinary analysis of Byzantine frontier policy in the northern Balkans and the Black Sea region. Explores cultural interaction between Romans and barbarians, warfare, diplomacy, and the creation of identities before the final collapse of the ancient world order.

Product details

• Authors: Andrei Gaandila, Andrei Gandila, Andrei (University of Alabama Gandila
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781108470421
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47042-1
• No. of pages: 394
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Archaeology by period / region, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Byzantine Empire, Medieval European archaeology, 7th century, c 600 to c 699, 6th century, c 500 to c 599