Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000

ISBN-13: 9780230006720 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 624 str.

Roger Collins

Opis

Roger Collins provides a comprehensive account of the centuries during which Europe became a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entity. This third edition of a classic textbook history of early medieval Europe is fully updated, rewritten and revised to take account of the latest scholarship and to improve its literary style. This volume: examines how the social, economic and cultural structures of Antiquity were replaced by their medieval equivalents
defines the European context by looking at the external forces which helped to shape it through conflict
explores key topics such as the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of both Christianity and Islam, the Vikings, and the expansion of Latin Christian culture into eastern EuropeFeaturing maps, genealogies, a chronology and bibliography to aid understanding, this third edition provides an essential reference work for those studying early medieval Europe."

Spis treści

List of Maps and Genealogies Chronology of Main Events, 238-1000 Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Introduction Crisis and Change in the Roman Empire, 235-305 The Age of Constantine, 305-350 Protecting the Empire, 350-395 From the Battle of Adrianople to the Sack of Rome, 378-410 A Divided City: the Christian Church, 300-460 The Warlords The New Kingdoms The Twilight of the West, 518-568 Constantinople, Persia and the Arabs Decadent and Do-Nothing Kings, 511-711 From Britain to the Kingdoms of the Angles, 410-874 The Lombards in Italy, c.540-712 The Parting of East and West Monks and Missionaries Francia Revived, 714-768 Charlemagne, 768-814 The Carolingian Regime 'The Dissension of Kings', 814-911 'The Desolation of the Pagans' The Empire Revived, 875-1002 The Western Frontiers of Christendom: Spain, 711-1037.