Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ir4«*.:f?v PT fi-f^sss^ TT- _ - - ?3. Fig. 14. Hadrians Tomb The Roman emperor Hadrian (d. 138) built a great circular tomb atRome, on the west bank of the Tiber, for himself and his was 240 feet across, perhaps 165 feet high, covered with marble andadorned with statues. When Rome was besieged by the Germans in537, the inhabitants used the tomb for a fortress and threw down thestatues on the heads of the barbarians. Since the time when
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ir4«*.:f?v PT fi-f^sss^ TT- _ - - ?3. Fig. 14. Hadrians Tomb The Roman emperor Hadrian (d. 138) built a great circular tomb atRome, on the west bank of the Tiber, for himself and his was 240 feet across, perhaps 165 feet high, covered with marble andadorned with statues. When Rome was besieged by the Germans in537, the inhabitants used the tomb for a fortress and threw down thestatues on the heads of the barbarians. Since the time when Gregorythe Great saw the archangel Michael sheathing his sword over Hadrianstomb it has been called the Castle of the Holy Angel Gregory enjoyed an unrivaled reputation during the Middle GregorysAges as a writer. His works show, however, how much less °^*cultivated his period was than that of his predecessors. Hismost popular book was his Dialogues, a collection of accountsof miracles and popular legends. It is hard to believe that it 52 Medieval and Modem Times Gregory as astatesman Gregorysmissionaryundertakings could have been composed by the greatest man of the time andth
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