Romana urbs: levels of Roman and imperial identity in the city of Rome
Clemens Gantner
This contribution investigates how the urban Roman identity of popes and papacy developed in relation to Romanness empire eighth century perception a ‘state’ (res publica, but also imperium). It then shows examples city Rome itself was used perceived papal writings time all these concepts were consciously altered by course enhance Rome's ecclesiastical political prestige as well its secular power.
Early Medieval Europe