04-12-2007, 03:26 PM
SYMPOSIUM COMMEMORATING THE 1500th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BATTLE OF VOUILLÉ
On April 21, 2007, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host a Symposium Commemorating the 1500th Anniversary of the Battle of Vouillé, the battle where in 507 the Franks destroyed the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse and where, according to a plaque placed in Vouille, "commenca la France."
The symposium will meet on the first floor of the Levis Faculty Center on the UIUC campus with the following program:
VOUILLÉ IN GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 9:00-10:30 AM
"Ravenna, St. Martin, and the Battle of Vouillé" Deborah Deliyannis, Univ. of Indiana
"The Missing Archaeology of the Visigoths" Bailey Young, Eastern Illinois University
"Vouillé, Voulon, and the Location of the Campus Vogladensis" Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
VOUILLÉ IN SIXTH-CENTURY POLITICS 11:00-12:00 PM
"Ripples around Vouillé" Danuta Shanzer, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Vouillé and the Restoration of the Roman Empire" Jonathan J. Arnold, Univ. of Michigan
VOUILLÉ AND GAUL 1:00-2:00
"Vouillé, Orléans (511), and the Origins of Frankish Conciliar Tradition" Greg Halfond, University of Minnesota
"Gregory's Literary Model for the Battle of Vouillé" Philip Wynn, University of Notre Dame
PLENARY ADDRESS 2:00-2:45 PM
"Vouillé and the 'Decisive Battle' Phenomenon". Bernard Bachrach, Univ. of Minnesota
BLUE-RIBBON PANEL COMMENTARY ON CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VOUILLÉ FOR THE LATER MEDIEVAL WORLD 3:00-4:00 PM
Panelists: Frank M. Clover (Univ. of Wisconsin),
Carol Symes (UIUC) "'Alors commença la France': Modern Fictions of Medieval French Nationalism"
Registration is free. In order to provide for refreshments, we ask that those interested in attending or who would like further information (e.g. local accommodation or travel information) please contact Ralph Mathisen ( [email protected] ) or Danuta Shanzer ( [email protected] )
OF THE BATTLE OF VOUILLÉ
On April 21, 2007, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host a Symposium Commemorating the 1500th Anniversary of the Battle of Vouillé, the battle where in 507 the Franks destroyed the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse and where, according to a plaque placed in Vouille, "commenca la France."
The symposium will meet on the first floor of the Levis Faculty Center on the UIUC campus with the following program:
VOUILLÉ IN GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY 9:00-10:30 AM
"Ravenna, St. Martin, and the Battle of Vouillé" Deborah Deliyannis, Univ. of Indiana
"The Missing Archaeology of the Visigoths" Bailey Young, Eastern Illinois University
"Vouillé, Voulon, and the Location of the Campus Vogladensis" Ralph Mathisen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
VOUILLÉ IN SIXTH-CENTURY POLITICS 11:00-12:00 PM
"Ripples around Vouillé" Danuta Shanzer, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Vouillé and the Restoration of the Roman Empire" Jonathan J. Arnold, Univ. of Michigan
VOUILLÉ AND GAUL 1:00-2:00
"Vouillé, Orléans (511), and the Origins of Frankish Conciliar Tradition" Greg Halfond, University of Minnesota
"Gregory's Literary Model for the Battle of Vouillé" Philip Wynn, University of Notre Dame
PLENARY ADDRESS 2:00-2:45 PM
"Vouillé and the 'Decisive Battle' Phenomenon". Bernard Bachrach, Univ. of Minnesota
BLUE-RIBBON PANEL COMMENTARY ON CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VOUILLÉ FOR THE LATER MEDIEVAL WORLD 3:00-4:00 PM
Panelists: Frank M. Clover (Univ. of Wisconsin),
Carol Symes (UIUC) "'Alors commença la France': Modern Fictions of Medieval French Nationalism"
Registration is free. In order to provide for refreshments, we ask that those interested in attending or who would like further information (e.g. local accommodation or travel information) please contact Ralph Mathisen ( [email protected] ) or Danuta Shanzer ( [email protected] )
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
