Early Medieval Italy: Central Power and Local Society, 400-1000

administration Agilulf Aistulf Alboin already Appennines Apulia Arab areas Arichis arimanni aristocrats army Authari became began Benevento Berengar bishops Brescia Byzantine capitularies Capua Carolingian castelli centre certainly Charlemagne charters Church cities counts court duchy dukes early medieval Italy ecclesiastical economic eighth century eleventh century emperor episcopal estates families feud Frankish Franks Friuli gastalds gifts Gnignano Gregory Grimoald hierarchy important Italian Ivrea land landowners late Roman leases least less Liburia Liutprand Lombard Italy Lombard kingdom Lombard kings Lombard law Lothar Louis Lucca major Milan military monasteries Naples ninth nobles North northern Italy Odoacer organisation Ostrogothic Otto owners particularly Paul the Deacon Pavia peasants period plain political popes princes probably Ratchis Ravenna reign rents Rome Rothari royal rule Salerno seen Senate slaves social society South southern Spoleto Supponids survived tenants tenth century territory Theoderic traditional Tuscany urban Verona village