Aachen — the Second Rome: a City as a Symbol of Power in Poetic Carolingian Texts
Maya Petrova
The paper deals the construction of Aachen as a symbol power Charlemagne (742/4 — 814). It discusses poetic Carolingian texts, which played an important role in formation medieval ideology unity City and its creator. is shown that most striking example statement such worldview third book (v. 1—536) anonymous epic poem (not fully preserved), known early Middle Ages under title “Charlemagne Pope Leo” (Karolus Magnus et Leo Papa). noted this text, containing description Second Rome Aachen, influenced subsequent tradition, serving turning point development narrative poetry during reign Charlemagne.
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