Medieval History
SYMPOSIUM COMMEMORATING THE 1500th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BATTLE OF VOUILLE
On April 21, 2007, the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign will host a Symposium Commemorating the
1500th Anniversary of the Battle of Vouille, 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:
VOUILLÃ? 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
VOUILLÃ? 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
VOUILLÃ? 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 VOUILLÃ? 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])
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Medieval History
BATTLE OF VOUILLE
SYMPOSIUM COMMEMORATING THE 1500th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BATTLE OF VOUILLE
On April 21, 2007, the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign will host a Symposium Commemorating the
1500th Anniversary of the Battle of Vouille, 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:
VOUILLÃ? 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
VOUILLÃ? 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
VOUILLÃ? 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 VOUILLÃ? 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])
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CALL FOR PAPERS: LATE ANTIQUITY The Society for Late Antiquity will be sponsoring three sessions at the International Medieval Studies Congress, May 7-10, 2009, at Wes- tern Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich. As in the past,topics are...
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