Medievalists.net » Rome http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The City of Rome in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/the-city-of-rome-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/the-city-of-rome-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 19:37:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59760 Let us begin by considering the importance of the idea of Rome in the medieval mind. On the one hand there was the ancient prestige of the City, the capital of the greatest empire the world had known, the seat of a civilisation and art so far above what most of the Middle Ages could attain.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/the-city-of-rome-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Foundation Myths in Medieval and Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58832 The 3 papers featured here looked at the development of the civic identities of Florence, Genoa and Rome through art, architecture and foundation legends.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/10/foundation-myths-in-medieval-and-renaissance-italy/feed/ 0 The Schola Saxonum and the Borgo in Rome http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/02/schola-saxonum-borgo-rome/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/02/schola-saxonum-borgo-rome/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55155 During the Anglo-Saxon era in England, there were many pilgrims to Rome. A community existed in Rome where these pilgrims would stay called the Schola Anglorum or Schola Saxonum.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/02/schola-saxonum-borgo-rome/feed/ 0 Medieval Books for Christmas http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:16:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54810 It's that time of year again - the mad scramble for the perfect Christmas gift for the historian, nerd, avid reader on your list. Here are a few suggestions for you - new releases for December and January!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/15/medieval-books-christmas/feed/ 0 Conversion on the Scaffold: Italian Practices in European Context http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/conversion-scaffold-italian-practices-european-context/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/conversion-scaffold-italian-practices-european-context/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:05:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52049 11 January 1581 was a fine day in Rome. That morning, Michel de Montaigne, recently arrived in the city, had gone out on horseback when he encountered a procession accompanying a condemned man to execution. Montaigne stopped to watch the sight.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/23/conversion-scaffold-italian-practices-european-context/feed/ 0 Objections to Episcopal Elections in England, 1216-1272 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/objections-episcopal-elections-england-1216-1272/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/objections-episcopal-elections-england-1216-1272/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:43:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52000 Objections to Episcopal Elections in England, 1216-1272 Katherine Harvey Nottingham Medieval Studies: 55 (2011), pp. 125-48 Abstract In August 1228, following the death of Stephen Langton, the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury assembled to elect his successor. Their choice was quickly made: within a month of Langton’s death Walter of Eynsham, a member of the […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/objections-episcopal-elections-england-1216-1272/feed/ 0 Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/michelangelo-copernicus-sistine-chapel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/michelangelo-copernicus-sistine-chapel/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:14:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51726 A detailed examination of the themes, motifs and secrets held with Michelagelo's masterpiece.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/08/michelangelo-copernicus-sistine-chapel/feed/ 0 The Medieval Life of the Colosseum http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/medieval-life-colosseum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/medieval-life-colosseum/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:48:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50782 Archaeologist working on Rome's Colosseum have discovered that the ancient landmark continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, but not as a gladiatorial arena. Instead, it was used homes, workshops and even stables.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/30/medieval-life-colosseum/feed/ 0 Leiðarvísir: Its Genre and Sources, with Particular Reference to the Description of Rome http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/13/leidarvisir-genre-sources-particular-reference-description-rome/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/13/leidarvisir-genre-sources-particular-reference-description-rome/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:56:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48946 For the last two centuries, Leiðarvísir has been the subject of great interest by scholars from a variety of disciplines: not only Old Norse scholars, but also historians, geographers, toponymists and scholars of pilgrimage have studied and analysed this work.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/13/leidarvisir-genre-sources-particular-reference-description-rome/feed/ 0 Auðun of the West Fjords and the Saga Tradition: Similarities of Theme and Structural Suitability http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/05/audun-of-the-west-fjords-and-the-saga-tradition-similarities-of-theme-and-structural-suitability-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/05/audun-of-the-west-fjords-and-the-saga-tradition-similarities-of-theme-and-structural-suitability-2/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2014 23:29:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48778 This paper evaluates the story of Auðun from the West Fjords, a þáttr dating from the Sturlunga period of medieval Iceland. It compares the short prose narrative to the much longer sagas in terms of their mutual concerns with kings, peace, and the place of Iceland in a larger Christian world.

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