Urbanism as Politics in Ninth-Century Italy
Caroline Goodson
Early medieval Italy was the most densely urbanized part of western Eurasia until eleventh century. This chapter examines practices urbanism in Italian peninsula, considering social and political implications living cities how they shaped ways life patterns governance Latin- Greek-speaking areas peninsula. Special consideration is paid to Carolingian conquest Frankish control parts might have challenged roles played by economic those areas. Urbanism investment were tools for rulers their contemporaries.
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