A01=Thomas F. X. Noble
Author_Thomas F. X. Noble
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History
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Religion
Religious Studies
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- ISBN 9780812212396
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 1986
- Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Republic of St. Peter seeks to reclaim for central Italy an important part of its own history. Noble's thesis is at once original and controversial: that the Republic, an independent political entity, was in existence by the 730s and was not a creation of the Franks in the 750s.
Noble examines the political, economic, and religious problems that impelled the central Italians-and a succession of resolute popes-to seek emancipation from the Byzantine Empire. He delineates the social structures and historical traditions that produced a distinctive political society, describes the complete governmental apparatus of the Republic, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the Franco-papal alliance.
