Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and WestCambridge University Press, 4.4.2002 - 231 sivua This book provides a clear, scholarly and up-to-date narrative of the epic reign of the 'Norman' king Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily, during the first half of the twelfth century. It provides an analysis of its mixed east-west culture and the development of its royal government. which was the most advanced in twelfth-century Europe. Although many recent studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this is the first work for nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to Roger's life and reign. |
Sisältö
The inheritance | 8 |
Countess Adelaide as regent | 24 |
From count to king | 30 |
Duke of Apulia Calabria and Sicily | 41 |
King of Sicily and southern Italy | 50 |
The new kingdom | 60 |
Mediterranean policy | 76 |
European relations | 86 |
Legislation | 135 |
Administration | 147 |
Economy | 159 |
Epilogue the kingdom of Sicily after Roger II | 166 |
The end of the dynasty | 172 |
Conclusion A multicultural ruler | 176 |
Medieval authors | 182 |
Bibliography | 184 |
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Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
abbey Abbot Adelaide administration al-Idrīsī Alexander of Telese amiratus Anacletus Annales Arabic Archbishop army Bari bishops Bohemond Brühl Byzantine emperor Byzantium Calabria Caspar Chalandon 1907 charters Christian Christodoulos chronicler church Clementi conquered conquest Conversano coronation Count of Sicily Count Roger court crown Crusade Cuozzo death Deér Diplomata document duchy of Apulia Duke of Apulia Duke William Falco of Benevento Falkenhausen George of Antioch German Greek hand Henry Houben Hugo Falcandus ibid Ibn al-Athir inscription investiture King of Sicily King Roger king's kingdom of Sicily Kinnamos knights later Latin Lecce lordship Mahdia Malaterra marriage Melfi Messina MGH SS monastery Montecassino Muslim Naples Norman palace Palermo papal peace pope Prince principality of Capua probably Rainulf of Alife Robert Guiscard Robert of Capua Roger II Roger II's Roman Rome Romuald of Salerno royal rule ruler Sicilian south Italian southern Italy Staufen Tancred town Travaini Troia Tyrants vassals Zecchino Zirid
Suositut otteet
Sivu 195 - G. Cavallo, La trasmissione scritta della cultura greca antica in Calabria e in Sicilia tra i secoli X-XV. Consistenza, tipologia, funzione, in Scrittura e Civiltà, 4 (1980), pp.
Sivu 193 - L'area euroasiatica e l'area mediterranea (Settimane di Studio del Centro Italiano di Studi sull'Alto Medioevo. 40), Spoleto 1993, S.
Sivu 193 - Diplomi e Cancelleria di Ruggero II con un contributo sui Diplomi arabi di A. Noth., Palermo 1983).
Sivu 199 - ordo» for the coronation of king Roger II of Sicily: an example of dating from internal evidence...
Sivu 199 - bose" und der "gute" Wilhelm. Zur Kirchenpolitik der normannischen Kònige von Sizilien nach dem Vertrag von Benevent (1156)', DA 36, 385-432.
Sivu 192 - Bordone, Affermazione personale e sviluppi dinastici del gruppo parentale aleramico: il marchese Bonifacio «del Vasto
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