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Rome, Ravenna and Venice, 750-1000 : Byzantine heritage, imperial present, and the construction of city identity /

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A comparative and interdisciplinary study, this title explores how three cities preserved and remoulded their common Byzantine past. It sheds light on how far these societies were the heirs of the Empire and how they imagined a new part-Roman, part-Italian identity in the centuries after their imper...

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Main Author: West-Harling, Veronica (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Italy > History > Carolingian rule, 774-887.
Italy > History > Period of Italian Kings, 887-962.
Italy > History > Germanic rule, 962-1268.
Rome (Italy) > History > 476-1420.
Ravenna (Italy) > History > To 1500.
Venice (Italy) > History > 697-1508.
Italie > Histoire > 774-887 (Carolingiens)
Italie > Histoire > 962-1268 (Domination germanique)
Rome (Italie) > Histoire > 476-1420.
Venise (Italie) > Histoire > 697-1508.
Italy
Italy > Ravenna
Italy > Rome
Italy > Venice
To 1508
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A comparative and interdisciplinary study, this title explores how three cities preserved and remoulded their common Byzantine past. It sheds light on how far these societies were the heirs of the Empire and how they imagined a new part-Roman, part-Italian identity in the centuries after their imperial links were severed.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2020.
Physical Description:1 online resource (720 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191815942 (ebook)
0191815942 (ebook)