Franks and Lombards in Italian Carolingian Texts (eBook, PDF)

Memories of the Vanquished
Redaktion: Berto, Luigi Andrea

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how historians of Carolingian Italy portrayed the history of the Lombards, Charlemagne's conquest of the Lombard kingdom, and the presence of the Franks in the Italian peninsula. It will appeal to scholars and students of the Lombards and Carolingians, as well as all those interested in medieval Europe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000345704
• Artikelnr.: 60803541

Autorenporträt

Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of Medieval History at Western Michigan University, USA. His research focuses on Medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, with a special interest in the use of the past in the medieval and modern periods, and the relationships between Christians and Muslims.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Origin of the Lombards 2. The migrations and the settlement in Pannonia 3. The Lombard invasion of Italy 4. The rule of the Lombards in Italy until King Liudprand 5. The last Lombard kings 6. Charlemagne's conquest of the Lombard kingdom 7. The revolt of north-east Italy's Lombards 8. Opinions about Charlemagne 9. The imperial coronation of Charlemagne 10. The rule of Pippin 11. Pippin's expedition against the Avars 12. The rule of Bernard 13. Louis the Pious and his sons 14. The Archbishop of Milan teaches Louis the Pious and Lothar a lesson 15. The death of Louis the Pious and the civil war among his sons 16. Disasters provoked by a Carolingian in Italy 17. Louis II punishes a rebel in Burgundy 18. Louis II's expedition against the Muslims in Benevento 19. A campaign against the Muslims in Calabria 20. Holy war against the Muslims 21. The siege and conquest of Bari 22. Emperor Louis II's captivity 23. The last years of Emperor Louis II and his death 24. The Conflicts for the acquisition of the Italian Kingdom

Rezensionen

'This book, a must-read for anyone interested in medieval Italian history, is a compilation of Carolingian Italian texts telling the story of the Lombards, the conquest of the Lombard kingdom by Charlemagne in 774 and the presence of the Franks in the Italian peninsula. [Luigi Andrea Berto], a specialist in early medieval Italian history, provides us with a complete, rigorous and useful work to immerse oneself in the subject.' - Le Moyen Age, CXXIX [Translated from the French original].