Nascita dei Comuni e memoria di Roma: un legame da riscoprire
María Pía Alberzoni
Abstract The historiography on the Italian Communes has investigated motives behind new city governments. Jean-Claude Maire Vigueur and Chris Wickham have stressed different rationales in actions of communal elites. However, we should avoid underestimating cultural power a model still very much present Middle Ages: imperial Rome. In crisis linked to struggle for investiture, elites were inspired by Roman institutional model, albeit following ‚models‘ (classical, Byzantine, Carolingian Saxon). world interpreted this legacy with contribution Church. context, use spolia as an instrument legitimization, Arnold Esch, be re-evaluated. interpretation key institutions, laws, political artistic languages presupposed sound education part people commune, based classical tradition and, politically, law institutions. These concepts visually expressed style – later called ‚Romanesque‘ due obvious desire reinterpret models. Finally, equestrian group Oldrado da Tresseno (1233) facade Palazzo della Ragione Milan, only known example type municipal representation first half 13th century, allows us assess legitimising policies.
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