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Ravenna : its role in earlier medieval change and exchange /
In the long-debated transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages, the city of Ravenna presents a story rich and strange. From the fourth century onwards it suffered decline in economic terms. Yet its geographical position, its status as an imperial capital, and above all its role as a con...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
London :
Institute of Historical Research,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In the long-debated transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages, the city of Ravenna presents a story rich and strange. From the fourth century onwards it suffered decline in economic terms. Yet its geographical position, its status as an imperial capital, and above all its role as a connecting-point between East and West, ensured that it remained an intermittent attraction for early medieval kings and emperors throughout the period from the late fifth to the eleventh century. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 363 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781909646728 1909646725 1909646148 9781909646148 |