Publication

2006-06-01 - Blackwell Publishing Limited

Language

English

Word Count

65,750 words, Guess

Page Count

263 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781405149662
  • ISBN-101405149663
  • Goodreads1121142
  • LibraryThing925432
  • OCLC Control Number63186560
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781405149662
  • Open LibraryOL8406110M

Classifications

  • LCCDP96.C653 2006
  • LCCDP 96 C65518.2006

Description

"Between the end of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the Arab conquest in the eight, Spain's destiny lay with the Visigoths, a confederacy of different ethnic groups formed in the Balkans in the later fourth century. Taking account of important new documentary evidence and of the latest archaeological findings, the author presents a wealth of original theories, challenging many traditional assumptions about Visigothic Spain - about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, law in the kingdom, the nature and methods of the Arab conquest, and the rise of Spain as an intellectual force in the West."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

If a date had to be set for the ending of Roman imperial rule in the Iberian peninsula, the autumn of 409 would be as good a one as any.

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