History of young european nations and their inception:the germanic and slavic challenge to ancient civilizations

Pre-requisites: General requirements for the module of "Medieval Studies". Knowledge of the latin language and at least two european languages.

Course objectives: To gain knowledge of the events behind the Migration period and the creation of the germanic and slavic territories in Europe(4th-7thc century).

Course description: Crisis of the Late Roman Empire. Christianity. Migrations of the Goths, Vandals, Francs, Anglosaxons, Burgundians, Huns, Avars and Slavs. Inception of germanic and slavic european territories(4th-7th century).

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge of the events behind the Migration period and the creation of the germanic and slavic territories in Europe(4th-7thc century).

Literature/Reading:

• W. Goffart, Barbarian Tides. The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire, Philadelphia 2006.
• W. Goffart, Barbarians and Romans A. D. 418 – 584. The Techniques of Accomodation, Princeton N.J. 1980.
• Kingdoms of the Empire: The Integration of Barbarians in Late Antiquity, ed. W. Pohl, Leiden – New York 1997.
• Debating the Middle Ages. Issues and Readings, edd. L. Little, B. Rosenwein, Oxford 2004².
• M. Heinzelmann, Gregory of Tours: History and Society in the Sixth Century, Cambridge 2001.