Europe after Rome: A New Cultural History 500-1000

Europe after Rome: A New Cultural History 500-1000

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-400

  Smith, Julia M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Empire; Europe; Legacy of Rome; Middle ages; Papal monarchy; Power; Regional variation; Slavery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920064995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192892638.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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