The Republic of St. Peter
The Birth of the Papal State, 680-825
1st Edition
Published on 3. August 2010
412 pages
978-0-8122-0091-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The definitive work on the original early development of the papal state. . . . [The] best study of early medieval Italy to appear in a long time."-Catholic Historical ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pennsylvania
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
5 illus.
5 illus.
ISBN-13
978-0-8122-0091-1 (9780812200911)
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08/1986
University of Pennsylvania Press
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One: Pax Italiae
- The Transformation of Byzantine Italy
- The Place of the Roman Church
- The Sixth Ecumenical Council
- Two: St. Peter's Peculiar People
- Peace Betrayed: Byzantines
- Peace Betrayed: Lombards
- Twin Challenges: Iconoclasm and Lombards
- New Lombard Threats and Shifting Papal Diplomacy
- The Birth of a Papal Republic
- Three: St. Peter's Strong Right Arm
- Boniface, the Popes, and the Franks
- Politics in Francia: A New Dynasty
- The Italian Crisis and the Franco-Papal Alliance
- Sanctae Dei Ecclesiae Reipublicae Romanorum
- Unanswered Questions
- Four: Our Beloved Son Desiderius ... That Foul and Pestiferous Lombard
- New Rulers, New Opportunities, Old Antagonisms
- A Crisis Inside the Republic
- Hadrian and His Republic in 774
- Five: Multis Documentis: Hadrian, Charlemagne, and the Republic of St. Peter
- A Time of Uncertainty
- Problems with the Sources
- The Territorial Settlements of 781
- The Territorial Settlements of 787-88
- The Frontiers of the Republic
- Six: The Governors of the Republic
- Papal Profiles
- Papal Elections and Republican Politics
- Reflections on the Papal Office
- The Papacy Within the Republic
- Seven: The Governance of the Republic
- Sancta Romana Ecclesia and the Lateran Administration
- Secular Administration
- Administration Outside Rome
- The Papal Government
- Eight: Amicitia, Pax et Caritas: The Franco-Papal Alliance
- A Historiographical Orientation
- The Amicitia Alliance
- The Terms of the Alliance
- The Duration of the Alliance
- The Place of the Alliance in the History of the Republic
- Nine: The Republic and the Franks
- The Franks in the Republic Before 800
- The Imperial Coronation of Charlemagne
- The Republic and Louis the Pious: The Ludovicianum
- The Republic and Louis the Pious: The Constitutio Romana
- Friendship, Protection, Administration
- Symbol and Reality in the Lateran Mosaics
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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