Change and constancy between Lake Constance and Lombardy in the time of Charlemagne

Carolingians, monastic building, archaeology "The Alpine region in today's Graubünden and Vinschgau is a unique relict area of late antique cultural tradition, which was included in a new, broader horizon around 800 in the course of the expansion of the Carolingian Empire. The fundamental question of continuity/discontinuity between antiquity and the early Middle Ages arises here in a very specific way, especially in comparison with the neighboring areas (Alemannia, Upper Italy)." With this, Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schieffer, President of Monumenta Germaniae Historica, welcomed the plan to hold a colloquium in Müstair on change and constancy in Churrätien. The lectures and discussions of this conference have led to new research approaches in many areas. They are available in 30 contributions, arranged according to the subject areas: Early History and Archaeology - History and Law - Schr.