Politics and piracy: The duchy of Gaeta in the twelfth century
The history of the duchy of Gaeta in the early twelfth century is ignored by historians of southern Italy, as attention focuses on the activities of the Gaetans' Norman overlords in this period. This paper argues that the political developments in Gaeta in this period deserve further recognition, being significantly different to those in other southern cities. The emergence of a consulate in the city links it with the better-known communal structures of cities in northern Italy at this time. Commercial exchanges between Gaeta and northern cities, especially Genoa, are examined as a possible cause of this political novelty. It is concluded that the division of Italian historiography on the twelfth century into studies confined to the southern kingdom of Sicily and the northern communes overlooks parallel developments in each and underestimates the level of exchange between the two halves of the peninsula.
Across an Open Sea. Mediterranean Networks and Italian Trade in an Era of Calamity
Across an Open Sea. Mediterranean Networks and Italian Trade in an Era of Calamity Romney David Smith Doctorate of Philosophy Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. 2016
Persius and the Programmatic Satire: A Study in Form and Imagery
Introduction 1. Style and expression in Persius' fifth satire 2. The programmatic satire and the method of Persius I 3. The nature and sources of Persius' imagery 4. Persius' first satire: analysis 5. Grandeur and humility: Juvenal and the high style Appendixes Text Translation Index of modern authors Index locorum potiorum Index of images, topics and words.