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The Book Page
This is really cool. I learned two major things from this book.
The book: Vienna: the Crossroads of Civilization, Angus Robertson, c. 2022.
The map of The Holy Roman Empire -- basically a bunch of tribal chiefdoms that federated themselves loosely under the Pope. Probably the most over-rated political entity ever. Even exact dates cannot be agreed upon. But, broadly, 800 - 1800. Nice round numbers. One thousand years.
The various rulers did what they wanted, but had spectacular off-sites. LOL. I don't think anyone can really even name the "first among equals" within this motley crew.
The
other thing I learned: why Vienna never developed into a major
city-state of its own for any length of time. Unlike, let's say, Venice,
Rome, Sicily, Carthage, Portugal, Spain, or the British Isles. Or even
Boston for that matter.
