Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe and millions of other books are available for instant access. It will appeal mostly to a specialist in the history of Italy, 3 Personen fanden diese Informationen hilfreich, Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 2. I won't ever buy a hardback book from Amazon again unless they change their packing policy. Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. Geben Sie einen Promotionscode oder einen Geschenkgutschein ein. Home to one of the world’s most dazzling collections of exquisite mosaics, Ravenna was once the epicentre of the Western Roman Empire. I picked up Judith Herrin’s book on Ravenna this year on a whim after visiting the city last year (I was in the Veneto and thought I’d pop in for a few days). Select Your Cookie Preferences . Versandoption auswählen und eBooks kaufen. In 452 Herculanus was named consul in Rome, a mark of the emperor’s gratitude for saving Honoria from total disgrace.”. . Diese eBooks können nur von Empfängern im gleichen Land eingelöst werden. As she traces the lives of Ravenna's rulers, chroniclers and inhabitants, Herrin shows how the city became the meeting place of Greek, Latin, Christian and barbarian cultures and the pivot between East and West. Geben Sie Ihre Mobiltelefonnummer ein, um die kostenfreie App zu beziehen. I can't wait to visit Ravenna and have a look at the remains of this illustrious Italian capital from the early Middle Ages. So, it is dense. Starting on the pagans, obviously - there are quotes from some sermons by Peter Chrysologus in which they make an early start on the long-term policy of being even better than COVID at shutting down anything which makes life worth living. The book offers a fresh account of the waning of Rome, the Gothic and Lombard invasions, the rise of Islam and the devastating divisions within Christianity. It is a tale of emperors, ecclesiastics and invaders whose names are likely to slip into and out of the reader's head, and be largely forgotten by the end of the book. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. "Judith Herrin’s book [Ravenna] explains by recounting the city’s life from 402, when it became the capital of the Roman Empire in the West, to 751, when the Lombards took over. If you are going to the effort of reading this, I would get the print version with all the illustrations. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It is clearly very well-researched but sometimes it … 5,689,615 books books; 77,518,212 articles articles; ZLibrary Home; Home; Toggle navigation. Start by marking “Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe” as Want to Read: Error rating book. July 9th 2020 At the end of this impressive book on Mediaeval Ravenna, Judith Herrin declares it to be the first European city. Etwas ist schiefgegangen. It seems a fair amount of time is given to the art and structures completed in this period, which only the actual book can do justice. I started reading this book as part of my COVID-19 reading agenda to read more about the places I had planned to visit but am unable to because of the pandemic. Januar 2021. The foregoing 400 pages explain why Herrin can make this claim. Laden Sie eine der kostenlosen Kindle Apps herunter und beginnen Sie, Kindle-Bücher auf Ihrem Smartphone, Tablet und Computer zu lesen. Dear gods the bishops. From then until 751 AD, Ravenna was first the capital of the Western Roman Empire, then that of the immense kingdom of Theoderic the Goth and … As a claim this seems rather ludicrous - Rome for a start predated Ravenna by centuries. Fascinating. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. 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I feel a little short-changed as Ravenna, presented as it is as something for the intelligent general reader, is actually in many respects a curiously lifeless academic study. The book is beautifully illustrated with color plates. The story is not, she emphasises, one of decline, but of rebirth, for Ravenna established what European Christendom could become. search results for this author. The dangers were clear enough to both Theodosius II and Valentinian, who reacted quickly. This book gives you a detailed story about how Ravenna became the most important city in the western Roman empire between the fall of Rome during the rule of Honorius and the arrival of Charlemagne the 8th century. Ravenna was briefly the capital of the Western Roman Empire, then the Capital of Theodoric's Gothic state and then the capital of the Byzantine possessions in northern Italy. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe | Herrin, Judith | ISBN: 9781846144660 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Stattdessen betrachtet unser System Faktoren wie die Aktualität einer Rezension und ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 29. Eventually, with the Three Chapters, even Herrin's patience is exhausted. This truly exceptional history covers the period from the reign of Diocletian to the reign of Charlemagne, about 5 centuries. Empfänger können auf jedem unterstützten Gerät lesen. 4.0 out of 5 stars Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. I started reading this book as part of my COVID-19 reading agenda to read more about the places I had planned to visit but am unable to because of the pandemic. Hardcover $ 29.95. It is clearly very well-researched but sometimes it … We had been planning to go to northern Italy but; because of the failure to control the spread in the US (and now apparently also in Italy) our trip has been postponed indefinitely. Also this book learns us how much our understanding of a certain past is coloured by dominant later factions. Oscar Wilde, Vernon Lee). I have always been fascinated by Ravenna since visiting it 20 or so years ago, so this book looked right up my street. Judith Herrin argues that this period shouldn't be perceived as a period of decline as it often is but rather one of great creativity and the period of early Christendom. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe 576. by Judith Herrin | Editorial Reviews. It is also a fascinating window to enlighten the ebbs and flows of the Catholic and "Eastern" Church's (along with Ravenna's fling with Arianism). Moreover, I learned a lot about the strong female rulers in Ravenna’s history, especially Galla Placidia. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Herrin instead describes a vibrant time through the lens of the evolution of the city of Ravenna from backwater town chosen by the Roman Emperor Honorius to be his capital due to its easily defended location, through its centuries of importance, before its return to backwater status in about 800. search results … Herrin instead describes a vibrant time through the lens of the evolution of the city of Ravenna from backwater town chosen by the Roman Em. An interesting book written about the history of Ravenna during it's centuries of political importance from the fifth to the ninth centuries AD. CDN$ 40.99 & FREE Shipping. But it does feel a lot less lively and three-dimensional than one has come to expect after 20 years reading either contemporary history or slightly idiosyncratic older takes. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe (English Edition). After reading about Charlemagne, the Byzantium empire, Arianism, the rise of Islam, the Lombards, the Goths, the history of Sicily, early Christianity, the Roman empire, the history of the popes, etc. Judith Herrin (Author) › Visit Amazon's Judith Herrin Page. A sequel of sorts, or maybe more a parallel, to Herrin's previous book on Byzantium. The last capital of the Western Roman Empire and home to eight UNESCO Heritage sites, Ravenna is seldomly uttered in the same breath as so many other illustrious cities in Italy.But a new book hopes to put Ravenna and its era of empire in the spotlight. For the casual reader of history , I thought just to deep. Leider ist ein Problem beim Speichern Ihrer Cookie-Einstellungen aufgetreten. From then until 751 AD, Ravenna was first the capital of the Western Roman Empire, then that of the immense kingdom of Theoderic the Goth and finally the centre of Byzantine power in Italy.In this engrossing account Judith Herrin explains how scholars, lawyers, doctors, craftsmen, cosmologists and religious luminaries were drawn to Ravenna where they created a cultural and political capital that dominated northern Italy and the Adriatic. An interesting book written about the history of Ravenna during it's centuries of political importance from the fifth to the ninth centuries AD. Fittingly Herrin ends her history with Charlemagne, the new emperor, building his chapel in Aachen on the model of a Ravennate church and even pinching Theodoric's equestrian statue. And indeed it was. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. We’d love your help. And the seriousness of her message was marked by the gift of a ring, which Attila interpreted as a proposal of marriage. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe | Judith Herrin | download | B–OK. Welcome back. I found this difficult to read. Ravenna is truly a crossroads city. I've never visited Ravenna myself but have always been fascinated by its haunting appeal to artists and writers of the aesthetic movement of the late 19th century (esp. Only Galla Placidia’s interventions and insistence upon the planned marriage to the senator Herculanus, secured Honoria’s restoration. Towards the end of her glory years Ravenna was ruled first by Lombards and then eventually by the Franks. I learnt a lot from it and need to go back to Ravenna to appreciate the art even more. The book explains how Ravenna, having developed from being a marshy outpost to capital of the western Roman Empire in 402, became the 'crucible of Europe' over a 350 year period up until 750. These murky years - filled with invasions, Huns, Goths, Lombards, popes, Byzantines, and bishops - are typically thought of as the heart of the Dark Ages in Europe and glossed over as confusing and unimportant in most history classes. Which I recall more fondly than my review suggests I felt at the time, so bear in mind I may likewise soften on this one as memory smooths its edges. An Ihren Kindle oder ein anderes Gerät senden. In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capital to a small, easy defendable city in the Po estuary – Ravenna. Roman Empire at that time, her invitation constituted a stupendously treasonable act 4.5. Ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 10 centuries... To Herrin, Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith (. 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