The History of Early Medieval Towns of North and Central Italy: The contribution of archaeological evidence

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This work details current research and the knowledge of the Early Medieval town in Italy. The chronological and geographical limits of this analysis (the regions of Central and Northern Italy between Late Antiquity, c. 4th-5th century, and the end of the Early Middle Ages, c. 10th-11th century) have been selected on the basis of the changes and the solutions that emerged for political, economic, and social aspects, as a consequence of a succession of events that occurred earlier and in a more conclusive way in such contexts, trying then to point out eventual developments until the phases that precede the time of the city-states. Cover Title Copyright Acknowledgements Contents Introduction 1. Economic aspects of the Early Medieval town 2. The material structures of the Early Medieval town 3. The coming of the ‘Christian space’ Conclusions References Index of nouns (authors, places, technical and specific terms)* Appendix I. List of Roman Emperors (from the end of the second century AD). Appendix II. Kings and Rulers in Late-Antiquity and Early-Middle-Ages Italy. Appendix III. List of Popes (third to eleventh century AD). Illustrations