Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity
Map of not only the Roman empire with its heart in the Mediterranean, but also the larger geographical context which conveys the fact that as important as the Roman empire was for centuries, it was surrounded by varied territories and people who, in fact, converged on the empire periodically.
The idea for convening a conference wholly dedicated to the study of Late Antiquity germinated in the early 1990s. The result was the first conference on American soil entitled: Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity. It took place in Lawrence KS in 1995 in the hope of making it the first in a series. This hope happily became a reality through a series of bi-annual international conferences bearing this title (and a more specific sub title).
The volume, edited with my co-organizer Ralph Mathisen, mapped the directions in which the world of late antiquity can be explored. My own contribution, besides editorial work, was an article provocatively entitled: “Why Not Marry a Barbarian?”. It dealt with a curious piece of imperial legislation that related to marriage between Roman provincials and barbarians.
Here are a few jacket covers for the excellent edited volumes resulting from successive Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity conferences.
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