Becoming Charlemagne : Europe, Baghdad, and the empires of A.D. 800 / Jeff Sypeck.
2006
DC73 .S94 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Becoming Charlemagne : Europe, Baghdad, and the empires of A.D. 800 / Jeff Sypeck.
Author
Sypeck, Jeff.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0060797061
9780060797065
9780060797065
Publication Details
New York : Ecco, c2006.
Language
English
Description
xx, 284 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
DC73 .S94 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
944/.0142092 B
Summary
In the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on a Germanic king named Karl. Thus, the man later hailed as Charlemagne claimed his empire and forever shaped the destiny of Europe. Transporting readers far beyond Europe to the glittering palaces of Constantinople and the streets of medieval Baghdad, this far-ranging book shows how the Frankish king and his wise counselors built an empire not only through warfare but also by careful diplomacy. With consummate political skill, Charlemagne partnered with a scandal-ridden pope, fended off a ruthless Byzantine empress, nurtured Jewish communities in his empire, and fostered ties with a famous Muslim caliph. For 1,200 years, the deeds of Charlemagne captured the imagination of his descendants, inspiring kings and crusaders, the conquests of Napoleon and Hitler, and the optimistic architects of the European Union.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-267) and index.
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Table of Contents
Empires
A Rome yet to be : Aachen, A.D. 796
An empress of Byzantium : Constantinople, A.D. 797
Sowing the seeds of empire : Tours, A.D. 796-798
Daybreak in the city of peace : Baghdad, A.D. 797-799
The merchants of Ashkenaz : Francia, A.D. 797-799
Emperor
Blood of the martyrs : Rome and Paderborn, A.D. 799
Prayers and plots : Francia, A.D. 799-800
Karl, crowned by God / Rome, A.D. 800
An elephant at Aachen : Ifriqiya to Aachen, A.D. 801-802
Little men at the end of all things : Verdun, A.D. 843.
A Rome yet to be : Aachen, A.D. 796
An empress of Byzantium : Constantinople, A.D. 797
Sowing the seeds of empire : Tours, A.D. 796-798
Daybreak in the city of peace : Baghdad, A.D. 797-799
The merchants of Ashkenaz : Francia, A.D. 797-799
Emperor
Blood of the martyrs : Rome and Paderborn, A.D. 799
Prayers and plots : Francia, A.D. 799-800
Karl, crowned by God / Rome, A.D. 800
An elephant at Aachen : Ifriqiya to Aachen, A.D. 801-802
Little men at the end of all things : Verdun, A.D. 843.