A little #FrenchHistory as background during the riots: (edited from #Wikipedia)

Did you know that 1200 years ago as #Rome fell, the #Christian world was nearly conquered by the #Islam World?

The Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large #Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the #EarlyMiddleAges.

In #AD800, the #Frankish king #Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome by #PopeLeoIII in an effort to transfer the #RomanEmpire from the #ByzantineEmpire to western Europe.

Excited about finally receiving my backordered copy of this book, which I’m sure I’ll find time to read between graduate school, client work, and adult education courses 😁 #EarlyMiddleAges #BookStadon #histodons #history #archaeology

The analysis of DNA from 1300-year-old skeletons allowed the reconstruction of the health status of the Merovingian community in in Lauchheim "Mittelhofen" in today's Baden-Württemberg. The study, published in the international journal #GenomeBiology, shows a high prevalence of infection with various pathogens. Read more: https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/details/news/201-2022-early-medieval-settlement
#Archaeology #ancientDNA #aDNA #earlyMiddleAges #MerovingianAge

tra una settimana sarò ospite de @LaStatale #Milano per parlare del complicato rapporto tra Adelchi di #Benevento e l’imperatore Ludovico II.

#Carolingians #medievodons #earlymiddleages #histodons

tra una settimana sarò ospite de @LaStatale #Milano per parlare del complicato rapporto tra Adelchi di #Benevento e l’imperatore Ludovico II.

#Carolingians #medievodons #earlymiddleages #histodons

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks

Fraser McNair, "Helpless Franks and Alien Danes?" deals heavy blows against Johannes Fried and his understanding of the Franks (with regard to the Normans, but with much wider implications). And he seems to have a point: "... we can’t understand Carolingian politics if we assume that the Franks are morons." https://salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/helpless-franks-and-alien-danes/ #history #medieval #carolingians #earlymiddleages #normans #franks