The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century

by Paul Collins

Book Overview

The tenth century dawned in violence and disorder. Charlemagne's empire was in ruins, most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders, and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty, provincial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161039013X
• ISBN13: 9781610390132
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

best story of the dark ages that there is read

glad i found this book again having lost my original copy. it spawns a few hundred years and touches on everything from vikings to church leadership and overall insight into the daily life and minds of the people of that time period