Una comunità minacciata in una città in rovine? Modena altomedievale tra realtà e rappresentazione
Giorgia Vocino
A thriving Roman municipium, Modena was one of the cities that shrank in transition from late antiquity to Middle Ages: wars and political turmoil aggravated by climatic, demographic, economic social crisis led urban reconfiguration. town ruins under threat: thus is remembered earliest texts, did literary sources continue style city following centuries. However, both archaeological documentary evidence show revitalisation setting increasing control over surrounding countryside. The analysis such a diverse corpus allows us gauge distance between real recently unearthed archaeologists, described charters staged texts. This highlights deliberate construction discourse on about served affirmation episcopal authority times which power progressively taking territorial character. Sublimating fears perceived threats, anonymous clerics working for local bishop gave shape hagiographic legend Geminianus, patron saint protector against its enemies. cult offered community helped solidify cohesion further linked identity church as Carolingian disarticulated reconfigured itself.
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