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Apocalypse in Rome : Cola di Rienzo and the politics of the New Age /

On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome's barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola promised Rome a return to its former greatness." "A man of modest origins, Cola gained a reputation...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Musto, Ronald G. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
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Table des matières:
  • Illustrations; Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: Cola di Rienzo; 1 Birth, Youth, and Society; 2 Education, Profession, and Family; 3 Reviving Antiquity; 4 The Popes at Avignon; 5 Cola and the Barons; 6 Preparing for the Apocalypse; 7 Pentecost; 8 The Buono Stato; 9 Cola and the World; 10 War with the Barons; 11 Abdication and Exile; 12 Last World Emperor and Angel Pope; 13 Apocalypse in Rome; Notes; Bibliography; Index.