The Forge of Christendom
The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West
At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak, fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no future beyond the widely anticipated Second Coming of Christ. But when the world did not end, the peoples of Western Europe suddenly found themselves with no choice but to begin the heroic task of building a Jerusalem on earth. In The Forge of Christendom, Tom Holland masterfully describes this remarkable new age, a time of caliphs and Viking sea kings, the spread of castles and the invention of knighthood. It was one of the most significant departure points in hi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-27870-8
- EAN: 9780307278708
- Produktnummer: 5955103
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 512 S.
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Über den Autor
Tom Holland is a historian of the ancient world and a translator. His books include Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic, Persian Fire, In the Shadow of the Sword and The Forge of Christendom. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome. He lives in London with his family. Visit the author's website at www.tom-holland.org.
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