A comprehensive survey of the material culture of ninth-century Rome, drawing together disparate strands of evidence.

A history of Rome in the critical eighth century CE focusing on the evidence of material culture and archaeology.

An exploration of the significance of medieval Rome, both as a physical city and an idea with immense cultural capital.

The 500 years following the collapse of the Roman Empire is still popularly perceived as Europe's 'Dark Ages', marked by barbarism and uniformity. Julia Smith's

This study focuses on four different iconographical forms that appeared in Rome during the eighth and ninth centuries. The author analyzes the experimentation a