The Holy Roman Republic
A Historic Profile of the Middle Ages
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 8. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
332 pages
978-1-041-00387-8 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in English in 1964, this book threw new light on the positive value and significance of the Middle Ages. It discusses Constantine and the triumph of Christianity; the clash between the German tribes and Roman civilization at the time of Stilicho and Alaric; the confrontation between Germanic Arianism and Roman Catholicism; St. Benedict and the foundation of Western monasticism; Charlemagne and the foundation of Europe; Otto II and the feudal empire; the expansion of the Christian world and the first Crusade; the final bids for power and the final crisis of the medieval world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-00387-8 (9781041003878)
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Persons
Giorgio Falco (1888-1966) was an Italian historian and Professor of History at the University of Genoa.
Content
1.The Middle Ages 2. The Christian Empire 3. The Germans - Stilicho and Alaric 4. German Arianism and Roman Catholicism - Clovis and Theodoric 5. Monastic Life in the West - St. Benedict 6. The Roman Church - St. Gregory the Great 7. The Iconoclastic Struggle - Rome and Byzantium 8. The Foundation of Europe - Charlemagne 9. Medieval Particularism - Alberic II 10. The Feudal Empire - Otto III 11. The Recovery of the Church and its Resistance to Feudalism - Gregory VII 12. The Expansion of the Catholic World - The First Crusade 13. The Last Bid for Power of the Medieval Empire - Henry VI 14. The Last Bid for Power of the Medieval Empire - Boniface VIII 15. The Crisis of the Medieval World 16. Conclusion.