Ravenna [electronic resource] : Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
Judith Herrin2020
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Herrin's claims for Ravenna are both sweeping and convincing . ... Herrin's
book, then, is about a good deal more than its ostensible subject. It aims to
answer some fundamental historical questions . How did the Roman empire in
western Europe decay and mutate? What were the influences on the civilisation of
medieval Christendom, and how did they interfuse? To what extent was
Christianity touched by the trace elements of Greek and Roman civilisation?
Notoriously problematic though these issues are, they are ones that Herrin has
spent a distinguished career studying, and which Ravenna brilliantly serves to
elucidate.
A TLS, SPECTATOR AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Magisterial - an outstanding book that shines a bright light on one of the most
important, interesting and under-studied cities in European history. A
masterpiece.' Peter Frankopan
'A wonderful new history of the Mediterranean from the fifth to eighth centuries
through a lens focussed on Ravenna, gracefull...
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Author:
Judith Herrin, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141969732
Language:
English
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BRN:
428435
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