History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, 12th Century, Book 8

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, 12th Century, Book 8

By: Ferdinand Gregorovius ~ Translator: Annie Hamilton

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History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, 12th Century, Book 8 Summary:

Ferdinand Gregorovius' History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages, Book Eight covers the Twelfth Century. It treats the continuing conflict over investiture and the Concordat of Worms; the reign of Emperor Henry V; the rise of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily; the communal revolution of 1143 and the rebirth of the Senate; the history of the Capitoline; the life and death of Arnold of Brescia; the popes and anti-popes from Paschal II to Celestine III; Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III; the war between Rome and Tusculum and the Battle of Monte Porzio; the fall of the Tusculans; Henry VI; the development of the rioni and contrade; Roman families: the Frangipani, the Pierleoni and the Colonna; law, the Mirabilia and other literature, and architecture.