Patrons and Defenders
Author | : Diana Webb |
Publisher | : I.B. Tauris |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1996-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015045690990 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Patrons and Defenders by : Diana Webb
Download or read book Patrons and Defenders written by Diana Webb and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 1996-12-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The city's rulers required demonstrations of obedience both from the inhabitants of the city itself and from the subject communities of the countryside, rendered annually at the patron's alter on his or her major feast-day; to make this demand was an indispensable part of the procedure of registering subject status, even if the new subject were itself a city of some size and standing.