Early Medieval Italy: Central Power and Local Society 400-1000

by Chris Wickham

Book Overview

This book presents a picture of the history of Italy between 400 and 1000, probably the six centuries least known in all Italian history. Early medieval Italy was the victim of many invasions and had a long succession of different Germanic rulers: Ostrogoths, Lombards, Franks, Germans, as well as the provincial administrations of the various Byzantine enclaves in Italy. Despite this, the structures of the Italian state persisted with considerable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472080997
• ISBN13: 9780472080991
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.9"