Rome in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 6 people and 15 moments here, from 774 to 1367. The most recorded lives are Charlemagne, Petrarch and Dante Alighieri.

Notable people

  1. Charlemagne

    from 774 to 800

    5 moments here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  2. Petrarch

    from 1337 to 1350

    3 moments here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  3. Dante Alighieri

    from 1300 to 1301

    2 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  4. Thomas Aquinas

    from 1244 to 1265

    2 moments here

    Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher. His documented movements connected family residences in southern Italy, Dominican and…

  5. Francis of Assisi

    from 1209 to 1215

    2 moments here

    Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…

  6. Giovanni Boccaccio

    in 1367

    1 moment here

    Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…

Moments

  1. 774 Celebrated Easter in Rome Charlemagne
  2. 774 Swore oaths at Saint Peter's Charlemagne
  3. 781 Traveled to Rome with his family Charlemagne
  4. 800 Met Leo III outside Rome Charlemagne
  5. 800 Crowned emperor at Saint Peter's Charlemagne
  6. 1209 Journey to Rome for approval of the Rule Francis of Assisi
  7. 1215 Attendance at the Fourth Lateran Council Francis of Assisi
  8. 1244 Meeting the Dominican master general in Rome Thomas Aquinas
  9. 1265 Papal theologian and teacher at Santa Sabina Thomas Aquinas
  10. 1300 Observed Jubilee crowds in Rome Dante Alighieri
  11. 1301 Joined the embassy to Pope Boniface VIII Dante Alighieri
  12. 1337 First Roman visit Petrarch
  13. 1341 Poet laureate at Rome Petrarch
  14. 1350 Jubilee visit to Rome Petrarch
  15. 1367 Embassy to the papal court in Rome Giovanni Boccaccio

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