The Making of Medieval Rome: A New Profile of the City, 400 – 1420

Hendrik Dey

doi:10.1017/9781108975162

Integrating the written sources with Rome's surviving remains and, most importantly, with the results of the past half-century's worth of medieval archaeology in the city, The Making of Medieval Rome is the first in-depth profile of Rome's transformation over a millennium to appear in any language in over forty years. Though the main focus rests on Rome's urban trajectory in topographical, architectural, and archaeological terms, Hendrik folds aspects of ecclesiastical, political, social, military, economic, and intellectual history into the narrative in order to illustrate how and why the cityscape evolved as it did during the thousand years between the end of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance. A wide-ranging synthesis of decades' worth of specialized research and remarkable archaeological discoveries, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in how and why the ancient imperial capital transformed into the spiritual heart of Western Christendom.

Winner, 2022 The Bridge Book Award, Non-fiction, The Bridge

Winner, 2025 Premio Daria Borghese Book Award, Borghese Award

‘Through this refined and thorough research, Dey conveys an image of Rome which is not just a shallow background in the portrait of the pope (or of a few aristocratic families): quite the opposite, Medieval Rome is a composite mosaic of diverse social entities, each of them contributing with their individual stories to breathe its never-ending life in the lungs of the eternal city.’

Paolo Tedesco Source: H-Soz-Kult

‘Clear, organized, and enlivened by the occasional vivid rhetorical flourish, Dey’s writing is a pleasure to read. … [The book] offers an excellent overview of Rome’s history and physical transformation over a millennium that provides important correctives to Richard Krautheimer’s influential account. It should serve us well for many years to come.’

Ann van Dijk Source: Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

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A New Profile of the City, 400 – 1420

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The Making of Medieval Rome
pp i-ii

The Making of Medieval Rome - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-x

Introduction
pp 1-9

Chapter 1 - The Eternal City on the Brink
pp 10-32

Chapter 2 - 401–552
pp 33-68

Chapter 3 - 552–705
pp 69-101

Chapter 4 - 705–882
pp 102-136

Chapter 5 - The Long Twilight of the Early Middle Ages
pp 137-169

Chapter 6 - 1046–1230
pp 170-213

Chapter 7 - 1230–1420
pp 214-254

Epilogue
pp 255-261

Notes
pp 262-307

References
pp 308-331

Index
pp 332-338

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