Medieval Rome: A Portrait of the City and Its Life

by Paul Hetherington

This book sets out to show that during the Middle Ages, Rome could offer glories that were in their way equally significant. From the foundation of the great basilicas of the early Christian centuries to the first Jubilee of 1300, when crowds flocked to the city from all over Europe, the city of Rome developed a civilization of unrivalled vigor and vitality.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

119 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994