Charlemagne and the Construction of Imperial Authority, 800–1229
by
Anne A. Latowsky
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Charlemagne never traveled farther east than Italy, but by the mid-tenth century a story had begun to circulate about the friendly alliances that the emperor had forged while visiting Jerusalem and Constantinople. This story gained wide currency throughout the Middle Ages, appearing frequently in...