Charlemagne

by Matthias Becher

Book Overview

An authoritative new life of one of the most important figures of history Charlemagne--ruler of the vast Frankish kingdom from 768 to his death in 814 and Holy Roman emperor from the year 800--is considered the father of Europe. He founded the first empire in western Europe after the fall of Rome, and his court at Aix-la-Chapelle was a center of classical learning and a focus of the Carolingian Renaissance. This book is a splendid introduction to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300107587
• ISBN13: 9780300107586
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"