Luni in the middle ages: The agony and the disappearance of a city
Silvia Orvietani Busch
Rich town, center of marble trading, and important port transit during the Imperial Age, Luni outlived end Roman Empire, although weakend, experienced without major destruction domination by Byzantines Longoboards, annexation to Carolingian kingdom. held an advantage over other cities origin in lying along one most land-based routes Middle Ages close sea on mouth a river. Yet while neighboring were flourishing, reached lowest point decline that culminated its final abandonment 1204. The primary cause lay vast effects area's environmental deterioration. natural modifications made it nearly impossible restore commercial Mediterranean trading systems for population grow, after tenth century. Even presence town throughout medieval period powerful episcopal authority could not ensure Luni's survival. For between th...
Journal of Medieval History