Apocalypse in Rome. Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Tadelloser Zustand / flawless copy - On May 20,1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome's barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola prom ised Rome a return to its former greatness. Ronald G. Musto's vivid biography of this charismatic leader-whose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers, and dramatists, as well as historians -peels away centuries of interpretation to reveal the realities of fourteenth-century Italy and to offer a comprehensive account of Cola's rise and fall. With Illustations by (selection): Jan Miel, Marten van Heemskerck, Mario Melis, Nicholas Beatrizet and many more. / CONTENT (selection): Introduction: Cola di Rienzo -- Birth, Youth, and Society -- Education, Profession, and Family -- Reviving Antiquity -- The Popes at Avignon -- Cola and the Barons -- Preparing for the Apocalypse -- Pentecost -- The Buono Stato -- Cola and the World -- War with the Barons -- Last World Emperor and Angel Pope . Apocalypse in Rome. ISBN 9780520233966