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Merovingian Gaul:

                                Did it mean the same thing to be a ‘Frank’ in 450 as in 751?

How far, and why, did the senatorial aristocracy survive into the seventh century in the former empire in the West? (1997)

General:

‘The so-called ‘barbarian settlements’ did not involve great upheaval’ [BROWN]. If not, why not [1999]

In what way did the Germanic warrior ethos evolve under the influence of Roman and sub-Roman culture? (1996)

Which had more lasting effect, the barbarisation of the Roman world or the romanisation of the barbarians? (1995)

‘Ethnic identities were fluid and unstable, but this did not lessen their importance for contemporaries’. Discuss (1995).

Discuss the power exercised by the legacy of Rome, with reference to one or more societies or institutions (1995).

Other Notes in this Category

1. Ancient Cities
2. Carolignian Period
3. Charles the Bald
4. Chronology of Byzantium and Persia
5. Dynasty of Theodosius I and Barbarians in the West
6. French and British Agriculture
7. Islamic Conquests up to 700 a.d. - Islamic Strenghts / Roman Weaknesses?
8. Islamic Conquests up to 700 a.d. - Islamic Strenghts / Roman Weaknesses?
9. MOHAMMED, CHARLEMAGEN AND THE ORIGINS OF EUROPE
10. New Centres of Power in the 8th and Ninth Century
11. Peace and War - Rome and Persia - 5-7th Centuries
12. Practice Questions
13. The Age of Attila
14. The Decline of the Ancient World
15. The Mediterranean and the Dilemma of the Roman Empire in Late antiquity
16. Warfare
17. Was successful Kingship in Merovingian Gaul simply a matter of being an effective and lucky war leader?
18. Why did the western empire fall when the east survived?

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