Transformations of Romanness: Early Medieval Regions and Identities

by Guy Halsall, Giorgia Vocino, Thomas Granier, et al.

Roman identity is one of the most interesting cases of social identity because in the course of time, it could mean so many different things: for instance, Greek-speaking subjects of the Byzantine empire, inhabitants of the city of Rome, autonomous civic or regional groups, Latin speakers under 'barbarian' rule in the West or, increasingly, representatives of the Church of Rome. Eventually, the Christian dimension of Roman identity gained ground...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110589591
• ISBN13: 9783110589597
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 597 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"