Telling off Justinian: Theudebert I, the Epistolae Austrasicae, and communication strategies in sixth‐century Merovingian–Byzantine relations.

The death of the powerful Frankish king Theudebert I (r. 533–47) gave rise to a diplomatic imbroglio between the courts of the eastern emperor Justinian, who condemned the late king, and Theudebert's son and successor Theudebald, who aggressively defended his father's memory. This dispute provides t...

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Published in:	Early Medieval Europe Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 161 - 195
Main Author:	Gillett, Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell May2019
Subjects:	Justinian I, Emperor of the East, ca. 483-565 Letters Diplomacy Evidence Communication
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost