Roman aristocrats in barbarian Gaul : strategies for survival in an age of transition

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Introduction: The Barbarians in Gaul: In Search of an Identity

pt. 1. Setting the Stage: Romans and Barbarians in Conflict. Ch. 1. The Aristocratic Background of Late Roman Gaul. Ch. 2. Gaul, Italy, and Isolationism in the Fifth Century. Ch. 3. The Barbarian Settlement: Impressions of Harassment, Interference, and Oppression

pt. 2. Immediate Responses: The Disruption of Old Institutions. Ch. 4. The Intellectual Response: Conflicting Perceptions of the Barbarians. Ch. 5. Gallic Traditionalists and the Continued Pursuit of the Roman Ideal. Ch. 6. Flight and Dislocation, Emigrants and Exiles. Ch. 7. Between Romania and Barbaria: The Barbarian Alternative. Ch. 8. Conflicting Loyalties: Collaborators, Traitors, and the Betrayal of Territory. pt. 3. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians: The Restructuring of the Gallo-Roman Aristocracy. Ch. 9. The Acquisition of Church Office and the Rise of an Ecclesiastical Aristocracy. Ch. 10. The Pursuit of Literary Studies: A Unifying Element. Ch. 11. Coming to Terms with the Barbarians. Ch. 12. The Final Resolution: Aristocratic Options in Post-Roman Gaul

Appendix A. Roman Emperors

Appendix B. Barbarian Rulers