Charlemagne and Carolingian Military Administration
Bernard S. Bachrach
In the West during Middle Ages and beyond, idea of empire was driven by history Rome as understood from works Roman historians survival imperial material civilization. Although experience, in general, served touchstone for Europeans, it later or more specifically Christian empire, which gradually emerged following edict toleration issued emperor Constantine I (r. 306–37) at Milan 312, that to animate future idea. A matrix images vitalized famous ‘coronation’ Charlemagne (d. 814) on Christmas day 800. Subsequently, efforts Ottonian dynasty, especially under Otto Great 936–73), maintained this process, first regard so-called German (as Len Scales discusses Chapter 10) Holy Empire.
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