The Republic of St. Peter: The Birth of the Papal State, 68-825

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University of Pennsylvania Press, 03.08.2010 - 412 Seiten

The Republic of St. Peter seeks to reclaim for central Italy an important part of its own history. Noble's thesis is at once original and controversial: that the Republic, an independent political entity, was in existence by the 730s and was not a creation of the Franks in the 750s.

Noble examines the political, economic, and religious problems that impelled the central Italians—and a succession of resolute popes—to seek emancipation from the Byzantine Empire. He delineates the social structures and historical traditions that produced a distinctive political society, describes the complete governmental apparatus of the Republic, and provides a comprehensive assessment of the Franco-papal alliance.

 

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Pax Italiae
1
St Peters Peculiar People
15
St Peters Strong Right Arm
61
Our Beloved Son Desiderius That Foul and Pestiferous Lombard
99
Multis Documentis Hadrian Charlemagne and the Republic of St Peter
138
The Governors of the Republic
184
The Governance of the Republic
212
Amicitia Pax et Caritas The FrancoPapal Alliance
256
The Republic and the Franks
277
Conclusion
325
Bibliography
337
Index
365
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