One of the most significant elements of history and constitutive factors of civilizational changes in the Mediterranean region in ancient times were the migrations of barbarian peoples. The aim of the conference “Barbarian Migrations between the Danube and the Adriatic in the 4th-5th centuries” is to create an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas on a wide range of issues related to the migrations of the 4th-5th centuries in the areas marked by the Danube and the Adriatic Sea. The organizers intend for this to be the first conference in a series on barbarian migrations in the first millennium AD.
The complex phenomenon of migration encompasses many specific problems and issues, such as:
• the motives behind migration and the degree of voluntariness or compulsion;
• the distance covered and the duration of the journey;
• the permanence or temporariness of the stay;
• the size of the migrating group;
• the consequences of migration for the migrants themselves and for the societies of departure and arrival;
• the circumstances and experiences related to undertaking the journey, its course, and settling in a new place;
• and many others.
We invite representatives of disciplines dealing with the topic defined by the conference to participate, including historians, archaeologists, art historians, researchers of ancient literature, etc.
After the conference a publication of the qualified papers in a reviewed scientific monograph published by the UKSW Scientific Publishing House (Wydawnictwo Naukowe UKSW) is planned.