Henri Pirenne

... La rupture de la tradition antique a eu pour instrument l'avance rapide et imprévue de l'Islam. Elle a eu pour conséquence de séparer définitivement l'Orient de l'Occident, en mettant fin à l'unit...

Best known for his thesis that it was not the invasion of Germanic tribes that brought about the so-called Dark Ages, but the Muslim invasions of the 7 th century and the closing off of Mediterranean ...

Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasi...

"Medieval Cities" is a foundational work of historical analysis that explores the origins and evolution of urban centers in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. Henri Pirenne offe...

"Medieval Cities" is a foundational work of historical analysis that explores the origins and evolution of urban centers in Western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire. Henri Pirenne offe...

This posthumous work of the renowned scholar Henri Pirenne offered a new and decisive explanation of the evolution of Europe from the time of Constantine to that of Charlemagne....

Mohammed and Charlemagne , the last book penned by Belgian historian Henri Pirenne before his death in 1935, is in many ways the culmination of his lifelong study of medieval history. As Professor of ...

De tous les caractères de cette admirable construction humaine que fut l'Empire romain , le plus frappant et aussi le plus essentiel est son caractère méditerranéen. C'est par là que, quoique grec à l...