The birth of the West : Rome, Germany, France, and the creation of Europe in the tenth century / Paul Collins.

Author: Collins, Paul, 1940-

Edition Statement:First edition.

Imprint:New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]

Descriptionix, 484 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Note:The physical landscape of the tenth century -- Roman "harlots" : from the cadaver synod to the fall of Marozia -- The nadir of the papacy -- Enemies of Christians -- The dissention of kings -- Salvation from "that very savage people" -- Feudal France -- Muslims and Christians in Spain -- Anglo-Saxon England -- The Celtic lands : Ireland, Scotland, and Wales -- Liutprand of Cremona, cynic, diplomat, and stylist -- "That Greek woman" : Theophano, Otto II, and her mother-in-law -- Monks and nuns -- Ordinary life in the tenth century -- Faith and church in the tenth century -- Gerbert, the magician of the millennium -- Otto III : a "new Rome"? -- The millennium.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-466) and index.

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