Introduction; 1. The legitimation of Vandal power; 2. Flight and communications; 3. The old ruling class under the Vandals; 4. New Rome, new Romans; 5. The Moorish alternative; 6. The dilemma of dissent; Aftermath; Conclusions.
This is the first systematic study of the changing nature of Roman identity in post-Roman North Africa.
Jonathan Conant is Assistant Professor of History at the University of San Diego, where his teaching and research focus is on the ancient and medieval Mediterranean.
'Staying Roman is not only intellectually stimulating and an
important contribution to the field of study of late antique North
Africa, it is noticeably well founded and at the same time a
pleasure to read.' Ralf Bockmann, The Medieval Review
'This is a sophisticated volume … excellent and subtle …' Guy
Halsall, Early Medieval Europe
'As a starting point for Vandal and Moorish history in this period
- still better as a thorough overview of the status quaestionis on
the murky world of Byzantine Africa - Conant's book is to be warmly
recommended.' A. H. Merrills, The Journal of Roman Studies
'It is impossible to do justice to this finely argued and richly
evidenced book in … a short review. Although the book's specific
arguments will no doubt provoke continued debate and further
research, its overall thesis that Roman cultural identity was
paradigmatic throughout the period is highly convincing and will
hopefully inform studies of 'long' late antiquity elsewhere in the
post-Roman West.' Jamie Wood, Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval
Mediterranean
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