Douglas Whalin is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Christian Oriental Research (ICOR) at the Catholic University of America. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was a DFG stipendiary fellow with the Center for Advanced Studies “Migration and Mobility in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages” at the University of Tübingen. He has published works on the social history of the Late Antique and Early Medieval Mediterranean world.

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Problems with Early Medieval Romanness.- 3 Formal and Informal Institutions.- 4 Frontier Saints.- 5 Romans, Christians, and Barbarians.- 6 Social Identities.- 7 Epilogue.

Douglas Whalin is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Christian Oriental Research (ICOR) at the Catholic University of America. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was a DFG stipendiary fellow with the Center for Advanced Studies “Migration and Mobility in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages” at the University of Tübingen. He has published works on the social history of the Late Antique and Early Medieval Mediterranean world.

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Problems with Early Medieval Romanness.- 3 Formal and Informal Institutions.- 4 Frontier Saints.- 5 Romans, Christians, and Barbarians.- 6 Social Identities.- 7 Epilogue.

Douglas Whalin is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Christian Oriental Research (ICOR) at the Catholic University of America. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was a DFG stipendiary fellow with the Center for Advanced Studies “Migration and Mobility in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages” at the University of Tübingen. He has published works on the social history of the Late Antique and Early Medieval Mediterranean world.

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Problems with Early Medieval Romanness.- 3 Formal and Informal Institutions.- 4 Frontier Saints.- 5 Romans, Christians, and Barbarians.- 6 Social Identities.- 7 Epilogue.