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001 2006046460
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008 060503s2006 nyua b 001 0beng
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020 $a9780060797065
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050 00 $aDC73$b.S94 2006
082 00 $a944/.0142092$aB$222
100 1 $aSypeck, Jeff.
245 10 $aBecoming Charlemagne :$bEurope, Baghdad, and the empires of A.D. 800 /$cJeff Sypeck.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bEcco,$cc2006.
300 $axx, 284 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-267) and index.
505 0 $aEmpires -- A Rome yet to be : Aachen, A.D. 796 -- An empress of Byzantium : Constantinople, A.D. 797 -- Sowing the seeds of empire : Tours, A.D. 796-798 -- Daybreak in the city of peace : Baghdad, A.D. 797-799 -- The merchants of Ashkenaz : Francia, A.D. 797-799 -- Emperor -- Blood of the martyrs : Rome and Paderborn, A.D. 799 -- Prayers and plots : Francia, A.D. 799-800 -- Karl, crowned by God / Rome, A.D. 800 -- An elephant at Aachen : Ifriqiya to Aachen, A.D. 801-802 -- Little men at the end of all things : Verdun, A.D. 843.
520 $aIn the year 800, Pope Leo III placed the crown of imperial Rome on a Germanic king named Karl. Thus, the man later hailed as Charlemagne claimed his empire and forever shaped the destiny of Europe. Transporting readers far beyond Europe to the glittering palaces of Constantinople and the streets of medieval Baghdad, this far-ranging book shows how the Frankish king and his wise counselors built an empire not only through warfare but also by careful diplomacy. With consummate political skill, Charlemagne partnered with a scandal-ridden pope, fended off a ruthless Byzantine empress, nurtured Jewish communities in his empire, and fostered ties with a famous Muslim caliph. For 1,200 years, the deeds of Charlemagne captured the imagination of his descendants, inspiring kings and crusaders, the conquests of Napoleon and Hitler, and the optimistic architects of the European Union.--From publisher description.
600 00 $aCharlemagne,$cEmperor,$d742-814$xInfluence.
650 0 $aEmperors$zFrance$vBiography.
651 0 $aHoly Roman Empire$xForeign relations$zMiddle East.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations$zHoly Roman Empire.
651 0 $aEurope$xHistory$y476-1492.
651 0 $aIslamic Empire$xHistory$y750-1258.
650 0 $aAbbasids.
650 0 $aCivilization, Medieval.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0707/2006046460.html