Luigi Andrea Berto

Early Medieval Venice

Cultural Memory and History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Early Medieval Venice examines the significant changes that Venice underwent between the late-sixth and the early-eleventh centuries. From the periphery of the Byzantine Empire, Venice acquired complete independence and emerged as the major power in the Adriatic area. It also avoided absorption by neighbouring rulers, prevented serious destruction by raiders, and achieved a stable state organization, all the while progressively extending its trading activities to most of northern Italy and the eastern Mediterranean. This was not a linear process, but the Venetians obtained and defended these results with great tenacity, creating the foundations for the remarkable developments of the following centuries. This book presents the most relevant themes that characterized Venice during this epoch, including war, violence, and the manner in which 'others' were perceived. It examines how early medieval authors and modern scholars have portrayed this period, and how they were sometimes influenced by their own 'present' in their reconstruction of the past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9780367900564
• ISBN-10: 0367900564
• Artikelnr.: 60038765

Autorenporträt

Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of Medieval History at Western Michigan University, USA. His research focuses on medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, and the relationships between Christians and Muslims.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. War and violence in early medieval Venice: Perceptions and
mentality 2. Peter IV Candiano: a duke deposed because he was too virtuous
or too authoritarian? 3. Under the 'Romans' or under the Franks? Venice
between two empires 4. Rumors of wars and deeds of emperors: Circulation of
news and 'stories' about non-Venetians in early medieval Venice 5. Emperor
Otto III in Venice 6. All is well on the Western Front? The image of the
early medieval Venetian frontier between the second and the third
Millennium. 7. Remaining Roman on the frontier? The Latin and Greek
onomastics of eighth-century Lombard Treviso and its relationship with
early medieval Venice 8. 'As an angel revealed to her': Miracles, visions,
predictions, and supernatural phenomena and the politics of memory in early
medieval Venice.

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Introduction 1. War and violence in early medieval Venice: Perceptions and mentality 2. Peter IV Candiano: a duke deposed because he was too virtuous or too authoritarian? 3. Under the 'Romans' or under the Franks? Venice between two empires 4. Rumors of wars and deeds of emperors: Circulation of news and 'stories' about non-Venetians in early medieval Venice 5. Emperor Otto III in Venice 6. All is well on the Western Front? The image of the early medieval Venetian frontier between the second and the third Millennium. 7. Remaining Roman on the frontier? The Latin and Greek onomastics of eighth-century Lombard Treviso and its relationship with early medieval Venice 8. 'As an angel revealed to her': Miracles, visions, predictions, and supernatural phenomena and the politics of memory in early medieval Venice.

Rezensionen

'Among the many books that have been written to date and continue to be published on Venice and its history ... this volume ... provides in-depth insight into various themes concerning the initial phases of the duchy ... it successfully explores avenues for in-depth study with great expertise' - Speculum 99/2 (April 2024).