The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century
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The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
ix, 484 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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.
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, c2013.
Subject:
| Middle Ages |
| Civilization, Medieval |
| France -- Civilization -- 1000-1328 |
| Holy Roman Empire -- Civilization. |
| Europe -- Civilization -- Roman influences |
| Europe -- History -- 476-1492 |
| Dark Ages |
| History, Medieval |
| Medieval history |
| Medieval period |
| Middle Ages -- History |
| World history, Medieval |
| Civilization, Medieval -- History |
| Europe -- Civilization -- 476-1492 |
| Medieval civilization |
| Middle Ages -- Civilization |
| Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation |
| Heiliges Römisches Reich |
| Svi͡ashchennai͡a Rimskai͡a Imperii͡a |
| Imperium Romano Germanicum |
| S.R.I. |
| Sacrum Romanum Imperium |
SAILS ISBN:
9781610390132