Transformation of the Roman World
Transformation of the Roman World is one of the European Science Foundation ( European Science Foundation ) in 1993 to 1997, funded scientific program for the study of change in Europe from the late antiquity up to the early Middle Ages (see end of antiquity , mass migration ).
The project was led by Evangelos Chrysos , Javier Arce and Ian N. Wood . In total, over 100 scientists from more than 20 countries were involved in the project, which was interdisciplinary and international from the start. The name Transformation was chosen deliberately in order to avoid judgmental associations that imply older formulations such as Decline and Fall , Fall of the Ancient World, etc. A clear answer should not be explicitly formulated as to how the transformation of the Roman heritage into the Germanic-Romanic world of the Middle Ages came about in Western Europe . Rather, it should demonstrate the complexity of this process, which is emphasized by the majority of recent historical research. Individual project groups were formed, which usually met twice a year. The results have so far been reflected in 14 volumes that have been published by the Dutch publisher Brill in Leiden .
The series continues as Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages .
literature
- Ian N. Wood : Transformation of the Roman World . In. Real Lexicon of Germanic Antiquity . Vol. 31, pp. 132-134.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages. January 1, 2008, accessed December 27, 2018 .