HIS221H5 : HIS Study.docx
Document Summary
Barbaricum: encounter of the barbarian north with rome, met before 5th-6th century (1th century, expansion of roman empire in 50 bc and caesar, connections with the mediterranean, who were the barbarians, ancient terminology. Hard vs. soft primitism: virtues and values that are lost and is a bad thing. Greeks were barbarian to the romans: modern terminology- northern peoples of europe, celts, 390, northern british isles, quintessential barbarian before romans took over, source- posodonius. Primitive: germans, invented by caesar, celts and cithians, characterized by warfare. The early germans- according to tacitus: tacitus was a lead historian of early empire, 98 ad, western germani and how people make up the term germani. Not worth the same as it was under previous ruler. Effort to stabilize coinage- reform the currency. Constantinople: antoine constitution 212, administrative changes, no more governors, 50 provinces in the empire, 100 later on, imperial power. Nomiante an assistant who would make a smooth transition between death.
