Poder y tronos

The sack of the once mighty city of Rome by barbarians in 410 marked the end of an era and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. From Saint Augustine and Attila the Hun to Muhammad and transatlantic voyages to the New World, renowned medieval world historian Dan Jones traces a gripping thousand years of Western history. The medieval world was shaped by the great forces that still influence our world today: pandemics, climate change, mass migrations and technological revolutions. It was the time when European nations were formed and Western legal systems were codified. The Christian Church became a powerful institution and guardian of Western morality as art, architecture, philosophy, and science underwent revolutionary changes. The West rebuilt itself on the ruins of an empire and rose from its ashes to dominate the world. As we approach a critical turning point in this millennium, Dan Jones shows us how the Middle Ages are central to understanding who we are.