The making of Medieval Rome : a new profile of the city, 400-1450 / Hendrik Dey, Hunter College, City University of New York.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dey, Hendrik W., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome (Italy)--History--To 476.

Rome (Italy).

Rome (Italy)--History--476-1420.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Integrating the written sources with Rome's surviving remains and, most importantly, with the results of the past half-century's worth of medieval archaeology in the city, The Making of Medieval Rome is the first in-depth profile of Rome's transformation over a millennium to appear in any language in over forty years. Though the main focus rests on Rome's urban trajectory in topographical, architectural, and archaeological terms, Hendrik folds aspects of ecclesiastical, political, social, military, economic, and intellectual history into the narrative in order to illustrate how and why the cityscape evolved as it did during the thousand years between the end of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance. A wide-ranging synthesis of decades' worth of specialized research and remarkable archaeological discoveries, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in how and why the ancient imperial capital transformed into the spiritual heart of Western Christendom.

Contents:

The Eternal City on the brink : Rome in 400 AD

401-552 : From imperial metropolis to provincial town

552-705 : Byzantine Rome

705-882 : A papal "Republic of the Romans"

882-1046 : The long twilight of the early Middle Ages

1046-1230 : Church reformed, Senate reborn, Rome renascent

1230-1420 : Barons, Babylonian Captivity, and Black Death. The apogee and agony of late Medieval Rome

Epilogue : Rome and Pope Nicholas V (1447-55)

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Sep 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-98569-6

1-108-98557-2

1-108-97516-X