Theoderic and the Roman imperial restoration / Jonathan J. Arnold, University of Tulsa.

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Arnold, Jonathan J, 1980- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY USA : Cambridge University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xii, 340 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781107732278
1107732271
9781107294271
1107294274
1107721202
9781107721203
1139895338
9781139895330
1107728169
9781107728165
1107728762
9781107728769

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theoderic and the Roman imperial restorationDDC classification:

945/.01092 23

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DG507 .A76 2014eb

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HIS002000
6,12
8,2

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Contents:

Part I. An Empire Turned Upside-Down. 1. Ennodius the Ligurian ; 2. Cassiodorus the Calabrian -- Part II. Emperor Theoderic. 3. Princeps romanus ; 4. The Imperial image -- Part III. Italo-Romans and Roman Goths. 5. Men of Mars ; 6. Rex genitus, vir inlustris -- Part IV. Italia felix. 7. Italy revived ; 8. Rome rejuvenated -- Part V. Renovatio Imperii. 9. Becoming post-Roman ; 10. Gallia felix -- Epilogue.

Scope and content: "This book provides a new interpretation of the fall of the Roman Empire and the "barbarian" kingdom known conventionally as Ostrogothic Italy. Relying primarily on Italian textual and material evidence, and in particular the works of Cassiodorus and Ennodius, Jonathan J. Arnold argues that contemporary Italo-Romans viewed the Ostrogothic kingdom as the Western Roman Empire and its "barbarian" king, Theoderic (r. 489/93-526), as its emperor. Investigating conceptions of Romanness, Arnold explains how the Roman past, both immediate and distant, allowed Theoderic and his Goths to find acceptance in Italy as Romans, with roles essential to the Empire's perceived recovery. Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration demonstrates how Theoderic's careful attention to imperial traditions, good governance, and reconquest followed by the re-Romanization of lost imperial territories contributed to contemporary sentiments of imperial resurgence and a golden age. There was no need for Justinian to restore the Western Empire: Theoderic had already done so"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-333) and index.

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"This book provides a new interpretation of the fall of the Roman Empire and the "barbarian" kingdom known conventionally as Ostrogothic Italy. Relying primarily on Italian textual and material evidence, and in particular the works of Cassiodorus and Ennodius, Jonathan J. Arnold argues that contemporary Italo-Romans viewed the Ostrogothic kingdom as the Western Roman Empire and its "barbarian" king, Theoderic (r. 489/93-526), as its emperor. Investigating conceptions of Romanness, Arnold explains how the Roman past, both immediate and distant, allowed Theoderic and his Goths to find acceptance in Italy as Romans, with roles essential to the Empire's perceived recovery. Theoderic and the Roman Imperial Restoration demonstrates how Theoderic's careful attention to imperial traditions, good governance, and reconquest followed by the re-Romanization of lost imperial territories contributed to contemporary sentiments of imperial resurgence and a golden age. There was no need for Justinian to restore the Western Empire: Theoderic had already done so"-- Provided by publisher.

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