Review: Rome and Byzantium in the Visigothic Kingdom: Beyond "Imitatio Imperii," edited by Damián Fernández, Molly Lester, and Jamie Wood.

This volume, resulting from a 2019 Princeton workshop, examines how the Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia engaged with Roman and Byzantine imperial models beyond simple imitation, emphasizing the plurality and flexibility of "romanitas" (Romanness). Through thirteen chapters, contributors analyze a wide...

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Published in:	Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 114 - 119
Main Author:	Devlin, Rebecca A.
Format:	Book Review
Published:	University of California Press Spring2026
Subjects:	Roman Empire, 30 B.C.-A.D. 476 Byzantine Empire Monarchy Middle Ages Cultural identity Political organizations Iberian Peninsula Toledo (Spain)
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