Power and Patronage in Early Medieval Italy(Reprint) Local Society, Italian Politics and the Abbey of Farfa, c.700-900 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) von MariosCostambeys Paperback, 410 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-17830-3, ISBN: 0-521-17830-4
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"At its height, the Carolingian empire spanned a million square kilometres of western Europe - from the English Channel to central Italy and northern Spain, and from the Atlantic to the fringes of modern Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. As the largest political unit for centuries, the empire dominated the region and left an enduring legacy for European culture. This comprehensive survey traces this great empire's history, from its ..."
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Power and Patronage in Early Medieval Italy Local Society, Italian Politics and the Abbey of Farfa, c.700-900 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) von MariosCostambeys Printed Access Code, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-511-49627-1, ISBN: 0-511-49627-3
"Founded around the beginning of the eighth century in the Sabine hills north of Rome, the abbey of Farfa was for centuries a barometer of social and political change in central Italy. Conventionally, the region's history in the early Middle Ages revolves around the rise of the papacy as a secular political power. But Farfa's avoidance of domination by the pope throughout its early medieval history, despite one pope's involvement in its ..."
"Many were also patrons of Farfa, and this book reveals how a major ecclesiastical institution operated in early medieval politics, as a conduit for others' interests, and a player in its own right."
"This groundbreaking collection brings the Middle Ages to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse, constantly changing period. Thirty-eight scholars bring together one medieval world from many disparate worlds, from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader with a vivid re-drawing of the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence an ..."
"The Medieval world was a distinctive one, rich in change and diversity. Here, for the first time, these disparate worlds emerge as one medieval world, stretching from Connacht to Constantinople and from Tynemouth to Timbuktu. This extraordinary set of reconstructions presents the reader with the future of the medieval past, offering fresh appraisals of the evidence and modern historical writing. Articles are thematically linked in four ..."
Power and Patronage in Early Medieval Italy(1st Edition) Local Society, Italian Politics and the Abbey of Farfa, c.700-900 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) von Dr MariosCostambeys Hardcover, 410 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-87037-5, ISBN: 0-521-87037-2