Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. The Collapse of the Roman Empire in Hispania: Between the Texts and the Archaeological Revolution 1
5. Chapter 2. Political Overview: The Beginnings of the Gothic Kingdom in Iberia 9
6. Chapter 3. Structures of Power: Magnates and Dependents 30
7. Chapter 4. Negotiating and Imposing: Kings and Local Worlds 59
8. Chapter 5. Inventing a Kingdom: Projecting Messages 83
9. Conclusion 111
10. Chronology 115
11. Abbreviations 117
12. Notes 119
13. Bibliography 153
14. Index 181
15. Acknowledgments 185