The Origins of Spain and Portugal

Written by one of the 20th Century's foremost historians of Iberia, this comprehensive book, originally published in 1971, covers the history of Spain and Portugal from the later Roman Empire, through the Hispano-Gothic Kingdom of Toledo up until the Muslim Invasions and the Reconquest.

List of contents

1.The Empire After the Anarchy 2. The Spains 3. The First Barbarian Invasions 4. The Suevi and Their Neighbours 5. The Visigothic Kingdom in Gaul 6. Visigothic Rulers and Roman Subjects 7. The Visigoths Transferred to Spain 8. The Founders: Athanagild and Leovigild 9. St. Isidore and the Catholic Monarchy 10. The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Roman State 11. The Aftermath 12. The Expansion of Islam and Berber Africa 13. The Military Colony of Córdoba 14. Ummaiyad Power and Carolingian Intervention 15. The Fall of the Old Church of Toledo: Santiago and the Reconquest.

About the author

Harold Livermore (1914-2010) was a major historian of Iberia.

Summary

Written by one of the 20th Century’s foremost historians of Iberia, this comprehensive book, originally published in 1971, covers the history of Spain and Portugal from the later Roman Empire, through the Hispano-Gothic Kingdom of Toledo up until the Muslim Invasions and the Reconquest

Product details

• Authors: Harold Livermore
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032915630
• ISBN: 978-1-032-91563-0
• No. of pages: 444
• Weight: 993 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Portugal, European History, Spain, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, Iberian Peninsula;Reconquest of Spain;Muslim Spain;Lusitania