Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West

by Hubert Houben

Book Overview

This is a scholarly and up-to-date narrative of the epic reign of the Norman King Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily during the first half of the twelfth century. It is a thoughtful analysis of the kingdom's mixed east-west culture and the development of its royal government; the most advanced in twelfth-century Europe. Although many recent studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this is the first work in nearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521655730
• ISBN13: 9780521655736
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"