Saint Benedict, Montecassino, and the Crisis of Ninth-Century Southern Lombards in Early Medieval Cassinese Memory
Edited and translated by Luigi Andrea Berto
Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-032-52849-6
Southern Italy in the ninth century was beset by warfare, political rivalry, and frequent Muslim raids. The monks of Montecassino Abbey witnessed these turbulent times and left behind a valuable account, translated here.
Excerpt:
This text is known as Chronica in the plural as it appears to be made up of three separate parts, that were probably composed by three different authors. The first is a brief summary of events in southern Italy between the Lombard invasion at the end of the sixth century and Louis II’s campaign against the Muslims in 866/867. The second is a narrative of the period from the murder of the prince of Benevento, Sicard, in 839 to the 860s. It particularly details episodes that took place at Montecassino and the surrounding area. The third is very different from the other two, being a short summary of the history of the monastery of St. Benedict. It used passages from Paul the Deacon’s History of the Lombards that are followed by a chronological table.
Who is this book for?
Sources on ninth-century southern Italy are always welcome, and this translation makes available key excerpts from the chronicle rather than the complete work. It will be particularly valuable for those studying the political and military history of the region, as well as researchers interested in Montecassino itself, a monastery whose own history is closely intertwined with the events it records.
Saint Benedict, Montecassino, and the Crisis of Ninth-Century Southern Lombards in Early Medieval Cassinese Memory
Edited and translated by Luigi Andrea Berto
Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-032-52849-6
Southern Italy in the ninth century was beset by warfare, political rivalry, and frequent Muslim raids. The monks of Montecassino Abbey witnessed these turbulent times and left behind a valuable account, translated here.
Excerpt:
This text is known as Chronica in the plural as it appears to be made up of three separate parts, that were probably composed by three different authors. The first is a brief summary of events in southern Italy between the Lombard invasion at the end of the sixth century and Louis II’s campaign against the Muslims in 866/867. The second is a narrative of the period from the murder of the prince of Benevento, Sicard, in 839 to the 860s. It particularly details episodes that took place at Montecassino and the surrounding area. The third is very different from the other two, being a short summary of the history of the monastery of St. Benedict. It used passages from Paul the Deacon’s History of the Lombards that are followed by a chronological table.
Who is this book for?
Sources on ninth-century southern Italy are always welcome, and this translation makes available key excerpts from the chronicle rather than the complete work. It will be particularly valuable for those studying the political and military history of the region, as well as researchers interested in Montecassino itself, a monastery whose own history is closely intertwined with the events it records.
The Translator
Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of History at Western Michigan University. He has been prolific in the last few years, producing translations of texts from medieval Italy. For example, check out this other work of his, History of the Venetian Dukes (1102-1229): with an Appendix of Brief Venetian Historical Texts
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