Italy in the early Middle Ages: 476-1000

Invasions and ethnic identity / Walter Pohl

Public power and authority / François Bougard

The aristocracy / Stefano Gasparri

Ecclesiastical institutions / Claudio Azzara

The papacy / Claudio Azzara

Rural economy and society / Chris Wickham

Changing structures of settlements / Riccardo Francovich

The cities / Sauro Gelichi

Lay and ecclesiastical culture / Claudia Villa

Private charters / Attilio Bartoli Langeli

Epigraphs / Flavia De Rubeis.