Viva la differenza? Italian towns in the early middle ages

29th – 30th May 2015

Meadows Lecture Theatre Doorway 4, Old Medical School

Dr Tom Brown, well-known for his scholarly work on early medieval Ravenna, will be retiring from the History Subject Area in Edinburgh in the summer of 2015. This conference marks Tom’s wide contribution to the study of early medieval Europe, as well as his three decades of service as a lecturer in History at Edinburgh. The conference theme relates to Tom’s enduring interest in the development of urban settlement and culture across early medieval Europe.