1st Edition
Warfare and the Making of Early Medieval Italy (568–652)
By Eduardo Fabbro
Copyright 2020
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Devastated by two decades of war and ravaged by the spread of the plague, large parts of Italy fell quickly into the hands of a group known to history as the Lombards. By the early 570s the Lombards were firmly established in Italy, which they ruled without ever fully unifying it. The events of the late sixth century shaped early medieval Italy. They also affected how Italian history was written:... Read more
Introduction
1. The Lombard Rebellion
2. Fragmentation
3. The Battle for Italy
4. To Tame a Land
5. New Deal
Conclusion
Biography
Eduardo Fabbro received his PhD from the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. He specializes in early medieval Italy, military history, and the work of eighth-century historian Paul the Deacon. He is currently a lecturer at Trent University.
"This is an important book that radically rewrites the story of early medieval Italy in a convincing fashion and has major implications for the reading of early medieval historiography, state formation, inter-state relations, and warfare." - Lucas R. McMahon, Princeton University
