| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
ix, 484 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-466) and index |
| Contents |
The physical landscape of the tenth century -- Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia -- The nadir of the papacy -- Enemies of Christians -- The dissention of kings -- Salvation from "that very savage people" -- Feudal France -- Muslims and Christians in Spain -- Anglo-Saxon England -- The Celtic lands : Ireland, Scotland, and Wales -- Liutprand of Cremona, cynic, diplomat, and stylist -- "That Greek woman" : Theophano, Otto II, and her mother-in-law -- Monks and nuns -- Ordinary life in the tenth century -- Faith and church in the tenth century -- Gerbert, the magician of the millennium -- Otto III : a "new Rome"? -- The millennium |
| Summary |
A narrative history of the origins of Western civilization argues that Europe was transformed in the tenth century from a continent rife with violence and ignorance to a continent on the rise |
| Subject |
Middle Ages
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Civilization, Medieval
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France -- Civilization -- 1000-1328
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Holy Roman Empire -- Civilization
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Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences
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Europe -- History -- 476-1492
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| OCLC # |
812081149 |
| ISBN # |
9781610390132 |
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161039013X |
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1610390148 |
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9781610390149 |
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