Mercenary companies and the decline of Siena / William Caferro.
Mercenary companies and the decline of Siena / William Caferro.
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Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N945.58/4
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English
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xx, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Italy and the Companies of Adventure -- 2. A Coincidence of Disasters: The Companies and Sienese Society -- 3. The Cost of the Raids -- 4. Mercenary Companies and the Countryside -- 5. The Price of Valor -- 6. Meeting the Expenses of Raids: Sources of Income -- 7. The Fiscal and Administrative Im...
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Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
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Maryland
Date Published
1998.
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In this volume, William Caferro explores the social, economic, and administrative impact of the companies on Siena from the arrival of Werner of Urslingen and the Great Company in 1342 until the fall of the Sienese republic in 1399. During this time, Caferro explains, Siena endured some thirty-seven raids, characterized by arson, pillage, and looti...
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Mercenary companies and the decline of Siena / William Caferro.
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The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 116th ser. (1998), 1.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-242) and index.
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N945.58/4
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74VvgoXo46Qy
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0801857880 (alk. paper)
9780801857881 (alk. paper)
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945.58
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991012354589702626
