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Sep 2023
10m 11s

Comment voyageait on au Moyen Âge ?

BENJAMIN BRILLAUD
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Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !

Qui met un terme à l’Antiquité ? Eh bien on peut dire que c’est Odoacre : sa longue expédition militaire de 476 renverse l’Empire romain. Mille ans plus tard, en 1492, le navigateur Christophe Colomb se dirige lui aussi vers l’Ouest… mais beaucoup, beaucoup plus loin ! C’est la naissance des Temps Modernes. Entre les voyages d’Odoacre et de Colomb, il s’est passé un millénaire, un Moyen Âge pas si “moyen”, qui va toujours de l’avant, où un progrès constant fait exploser la mobilité, dynamise les routes de la soie, et lance les grandes explorations. On est loin du cliché du  paysan cloué à la terre : la civilisation médiévale, c’est beaucoup plus que ça ! D’ailleurs le sujet est si vaste que je vous propose de l’explorer en une mini série de quatre épisodes : route, danger, motivation et mentalité. Aujourd’hui, découvrons la route et les moyens de transports de l’époque.

Bonne écoute !



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