LECTURE FOR SEPT. 18 -- THE EARLY BARBARIANS
Typical view of the barbarian migrations: lots and lots of arrows wandering over the map
Stereotypes: Barbarians as seen by Romans
Roman triumph, barbarian submission: the way things ought to be
Modern stereotypes:
The barbarians as romanticized by 19th-century German nationalism (the "Hermannsdenkmal", 1875)
Modern stereotypes:
Roman expansion into Northern Europe:
Roman Empire in 1 AD In 100 AD In 200 AD In 300 AD
Evidence of Barbarian Society: Bog Burials
Remains of a man displaying the "Swabian topknot" described by Tacitus:
"Barbarian" artefacts, not necessarily indicative of the ethnic identity of those who used them:
What they want from the Roman empire:
