Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century [First paperback edition] 9781610390149, 1610390148

The physical landscape of the tenth century -- Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia

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Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century [First paperback edition]
 9781610390149, 1610390148

Table of contents :
The physical landscape of the tenth century --
Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia --
The nadir of the papacy --
Enemies of Christians --
The dissention of kings --
Salvation from "that very savage people" --
Feudal France --
Muslims and Christians in Spain --
Anglo-Saxon England --
The Celtic lands : Ireland, Scotland, and Wales --
Liutprand of Cremona, cynic, diplomat, and stylist --
"That Greek woman" : Theophano, Otto II, and her mother-in-law --
Monks and nuns --
Ordinary life in the tenth century --
Faith and church in the tenth century --
Gerbert, the magician of the millennium --
Otto III : a "new Rome"? --
The millennium.

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