Hi reddit,

I’m at a crossroad in my career as a historian where I will have to decide between my two great interests, so I’m curious to any insider pros- and cons. I have to choose between Byzantium ca. 600-900 and The Merovingian/Carolingian realm. I’ve done my masters thesis on Byzantine Africa, but have contemplated shifting focus to the Latin West rather than studying core Byzantine History. I’m particularly interested in the reciprocal relationship between State Structure/Administration and societal change/demography.

-sorry for the terrible english

Best Regards Confused Postgraduate