Dai merovingi ai pipinidi

Buy my new book, "Not Even Nietzsche Was a Superman": https://amzn.eu/d/0hN113ZX Charlemagne's empire has its roots in the attempt, begun in the late 7th century, by his ancestors to acquire the Frankish crown. An attempt that was realized by Pepin the Short, Charlemagne's father. Here's how he succeeded. Contents: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Who I am (and what I do here) 03:00 The changes of the 8th century 07:34 Pepin and Charles Martel 11:43 The stewards and the popes 18:21 Pepin the Short becomes king 22:58 Conclusion 📚 Books for further reading: "Charlemagne" by Alessandro Barbero "Mahomet and Charlemagne" by Henri Pirenne Other videos mentioned: The Donation of Sutri:    • La donazione di Sutri e il potere temporal...   All philosophy videos, in order:    • Corso di filosofia   All history videos, in order:    • Corso di storia   The playlist with all the episodes of the "Inside Philosophy" podcast:    • Dentro alla filosofia (podcast)   The playlist with all the episodes of the "Inside History" podcast:    • Dentro alla storia (podcast)   If you'd like to stay in touch directly, you can find me here: Weekly newsletter: https://scrip.substack.com/ Website (including information on my published books): http://www.ermannoferretti.it Twitter:   / scrip   Facebook:   / scrip   Instagram:   / scrip