From Constantine to Charlemagne
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antique
Aurelius Victor
Author_Neil Christie
Burial Activity
Byzantine influence Italy
Cantino Wataghin
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century
Christie 1991b
Christie 1995a
codex
De Bello Gothico
Defended Space
Early Medieval
early medieval archaeology
Early Medieval Epochs
Early Medieval Italy
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Gelichi 1994a
Germanic migrations
Hilltop Site
Intramural Burial
late
Late Antique
late antiquity
Late Roman
Leo III
liber
Liber Pontificalis
mid-fifth
nocera
Nocera Umbra
Notitia Dignitatum
Pani Ermini
Piazza Armerina
pontificalis
post-Roman Italy societal change
settlement patterns
Seventh Century Burials
South Etruria
theodosianus
umbra
Urban Evolutions
urban transformation
Val Di
Product details
- ISBN 9781859284216
- Weight: 1224g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 21 Apr 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book offers an overview of the archaeological and structural evidence for one of the most vital periods of Italian history, spanning the late Roman and early medieval periods. The chronological scope covers the adoption of Christianity and the emergence of Rome as the seat of Western Christendom, the break-up of the Roman west in the face of internal decay and the settlement of non-Romans and Germanic groups, the impact of Germanic and Byzantine rule on Italy until the rise of Charlemagne and of a Papal State in the later eighth century. Presenting a detailed review and analysis of recent discoveries by archaeologists, historians, art historians, numismatists and architectural historians, Neil Christie identifies the changes brought about by the Church in town and country, the level of change within Italy under Rome before and after occupation by Ostrogoths, Byzantines and Lombards, and reviews wider changes in urbanism, rural exploitation and defence. The emphasis is on human settlement on its varied levels - town, country, fort, refuge - and the assessment of how these evolved and the changes that impacted on them. Too long neglected as a 'Dark Age', this book helps to further illuminate this fascinating and dynamic period of European history.
Dr Neil Christie is Reader in Archaeology in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester, UK.
