Pope Gregory's letter-bearers : a study of the men and women who carried letters for Pope Gregory the Great /

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"With the Lombards invading Italy, and Slavs invading Illyria, and very active slave-dealers at work, the number of men and women who reached Rome and carried a papal letter, to sort out a legal or personal problem at home, is quite surprsing, considering the slowness and the very real dangers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martyn, John R. C.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., c2012.
Subjects:
Gregory > I, > Pope, > ca. 540-604 > Correspondence.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Popes > Correspondence > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"With the Lombards invading Italy, and Slavs invading Illyria, and very active slave-dealers at work, the number of men and women who reached Rome and carried a papal letter, to sort out a legal or personal problem at home, is quite surprsing, considering the slowness and the very real dangers of often long journeys in boats or on horseback. ... [T]hey came from all over the civilized world, many briefly appearing on the stage, their mission quite often not reported later on."--Cover, p. [4].
Physical Description:x, 135 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-124) and index.

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