City Of Echoes: A New History Rome Its Popes And People Jessica Wärnberg Icon Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

In Rome The Echoes Of Past Resound Clearly Its Palaces And Monuments Remains Ancient Imperial City But Another Presence Has Dominated For 2 000 Years -The Pope Whose Actions Influence Echo Down Ages This Epic Tale Historian Jessica Wärnberg Tells First Time Story Through Lens Popes Illuminating How These Remarkable (And Unremarkable) Men Have Transformed Lives Played A Crucial Role Deciding Fate Emerging As Anonymous Leader Marginal Cult Humblest Quarters Less Than 300 Later Sat Enthroned Gilt Basilica Endorsed By Emperor Himself Eventually Roman Pontiff Would Supplant Even Emperors Becoming De Facto Ruler Pre-Eminent Christian World Shifting Elegantly Between Panoramic Personal Spiritual Profane Is Fresh Often Surprising Take On People An Institution That At Once Familiar Elusive Σελίδες: 448 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm