Istoriia Frantsii v Rannee Srednevekov'e - Laviss E.

The history of France in the early Middle Ages" is a translation of the first two volumes of the classic history of France, edited by Ernest Laviss, which during the 20th century served as a valuable help to all those interested in the history of the country. The most eminent historians of the first half of the 20th century took part in this large-scale project. The authors covered a huge period - from the Paleolithic to the end of the 10th world. the collapse of the Roman Empire and the birth of the French kingdom of the Merovingian dynasty; ascension to the throne of the second Frankish dynasty - the Carolings, the foundation and disintegration of the empire of Charlemagne. At the same time, the author's team pays no less attention to the social and cultural history of ancient and early medieval France. On the pages of the book appear the main characters of French history - Verzengetorix, Caesar, Clovis and Charlemagne. The book is especially valuable because the translation was made at the beginning of the century by the rising star of national historical science - O.A. Dobias-Christmas - edited by the acclaimed historian-anti-chnik I. M. Grevs. Close the description