Transition 7: From the ancient to the medieval world (4th-8th centuries)
Résumé
Introduction
The transition from late Antiquity in Languedoc-Roussillon
The spatio-temporal framework of the transition
Civic and ecclesiastical space: granularities and evolution
The heritage of the Early Empire (third century)
Evolution during late Antiquity
The ecclesiastic geography
The process of fragmentation of the ancient cities
The creation of bishoprics
The geography of royal power
The factors in the disorganisation of the ancient civic framework
From the narrative to its formalisation
Hierarchical and spatial structures associated with the exercise of power
Proposition of a conceptual framework for modelling
The entities of the model
Dynamic
Discussion and perspectives