This monumental work of historical scholarship offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the history of Rome during the Middle Ages. In this volume, the fourth and final in the series, author Ferdinand Gregorovius focuses on the city's transformation during the 12th and 13th centuries, as the papacy gained more and more power and influence over the city and its people.

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