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The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century

text The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century

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.

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 Fra... Read more
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ix, 484 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Publisher
2013

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Peninsula Community Library 940.1 COL in Adult Available

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