Early Medieval Genoa
Ross Balzaretti
The earliest coherent written documentation for Genoa in the early medieval period is from latter part of tenth century. Charters documenting property transactions several local churches (notably San Siro and Santo Stefano) reveal that bishop his clergy had rights at extremities costal Liguria interior. Fifty eight texts have survived between 916 1000 Synopsis, A Companion to Medieval (Brill, 2017) 3 first this chapter devoted their detailed analysis. This number rather fewer than comparable Italian urban centres fact needs be explained. Nor has a substantial historical narrative until twelfth century, albeit more typical wider patterns.

Some sense identities does emerge short hagiographical narratives, especially one dealing with translation bones Remo site itself. There also civic community within famous diploma Berengar II Adalbert issued on 18 July 958. These meagre allow some conclusions reached about social political structure town century but not before. Its economic functions are better understood recent archaeological work port itself which covers much longer time span will summarised here. conclude by arguing taking surviving evidence as whole current state knowledge Genoa's connections interior were least important its development celebrated connection sea. neither one-dimensional nor uni-directional it likely, example, access sea via was functioning Carolingian Empire can demonstrated evidence.
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