THEODORIC

THEODORIC

From 27/01 to 27/01.

Lecture: THEODORIC, King of the Ostrogoths in Ravenna, a shining figure of late Roman civilisation, Wednesday 27 January 2027 at 2.00 pm, Bertrand Lançon. Bertrand Lançon is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the University of Limoges, specialising in the late Roman world. His research focuses on mentalities, behaviours, culture and religiosity in Roman society during the 4th to 6th centuries, a period of Christianisation. Contrary to the common perception of a supposed ‘decline’ of the Roman world, he presents a fresh perspective on the reign of Theodoric, from 489 to 526, over the Italian peninsula and Illyria, from Ravenna, his prestigious and wealthy capital. King of the Ostrogoths, allies of the empire, he was also a Roman Princeps, under the authority of the Emperor of Constantinople. Until the turning point of the mid-6th century, the Corsicans lived within this imperial environment, represented in the west by the Ostrogoths, Vandals and Visigoths, who were both defenders and promoters of late Roman culture.