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| Tango01 | 05 Jun 2018 9:56 p.m. PST |
… Leadership of the Roman-Christian Credo-State in the Ninth Century. "The age of Carolingian rule traditionally demarcates the point at which Europe arose from the ashes of the Roman world. It was the end of the turbulent period following the fall of Rome during which, according to the historian Henri Pirenne, "the tradition of antiquity disappeared, while the new elements came to the surface", thus heralding the start of the Middle Ages. Michael McCormick and others have argued that this era was, in fact, a continuation of Late Roman and Byzantine traditions instead of a shocking rupture between East and West. The key to understanding this era comes from perceiving how the Franks appraised their achievements and how that worldview influenced their international relations. The 871 letter to the Byzantine Emperor Basil I provides the best window to view this Frankish thinking in action. Louis II's bold, imperial political testament has been overlooked in the discussion of the Carolingian political thought and foreign relations…."
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