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City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, its Popes and its People Hardcover – 31 Aug. 2023

by Jessica Wärnberg (Author)
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    31 Aug. 2023
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She is brilliant! -- Dan Snow

A tremendous, engrossing, and illuminating history of papal Rome. City of Echoes is a must-read for everyone with an interest in the Eternal City. -- Angus Robertson, author of Crossroads of Civilization: A History of Vienna

Serious, exactingly-researched history, with all the gripping intensity of a rattling good yarn. Filled with intriguing and unexpected facts, City of Echoes conjures up some superb images. Jessica Wärnberg shows us how the truth can be be even more exciting than any Dan Brown yarn. -- Paul Strathern, author of The Borgias, The Medici, and The Other Renaissance

City of Echoes is a sweeping journey through the intertwined history of the city of Rome and the popes from the earliest Christian times till today. It's wonderfully readable and thoroughly enjoyable. -- Philip Freeman, author of Hannibal, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar

Jessica Wärnberg's pleasurably informative account allows us to hear some gloriously clear historical and religious resonances of Rome from St. Peter to the present day. It leads us on a sparkling journey through the intertwined evolution of the Eternal City and the papacy that is a joy on the architectural, human, and divine levels. -- Stephen P. Kershaw, author of The Harvest of War and The Enemies of Rome

This marvellous and original study offers us Rome in all its beauty, depravity and resilience. The history of papal power is never better explained ... An excellent read that will reshape our perceptions of how the modern Vatican state came to be. -- Andrew Pettegree, author of The Library: A Fragile History and Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe and Started the Protestant Reformation

Terrific! Jessica Wärnberg is an assured guide through the panorama of Rome's Christian history, evoking a turbulent world of warfare, witchcraft and inquisitors. Not only that, she achieves the considerable feat of making church history fun. Highly recommended. -- Catherine Fletcher, author of The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance

Jessica Wärnberg's book tells not only the story of these popes but that of Rome, its people and the events that affected them ... as a history of the Catholic church it is well worthwhile. Just about everything is here, from the conversion of the Emperor Constantine in 312 to the declaration of the pope's infallibility when speaking ex cathedra in 1870. ― The Spectator

The book's strength is its range, from St Peter in the first century all the way to Pope Francis today...Wärnberg is especially good on the early years, when Christianity and the papacy emerged under the shadow of a hostile imperial Rome...the story of how popes became leading actors is well told. ― The Economist

Telling the history of Rome over nearly 2,000 years through the deeds (and misdeeds) of the Popes of the Roman Catholic Church is more than just a beautiful conceit. Jessica Wärnberg has written a deeply informative book that never fails to entertain ― Air Mail

A brilliantly researched and all-encompassing history of papal Rome. I very much enjoyed reading this. ― Anna Mazzola, author of the Clockwork Girl

Historian Wärnberg debuts with an insightful study of the papacy and its influence over the city of Rome. Throughout this accessible and scrupulous account, Wärnberg demonstrates how the legacy of the papacy has become inextricably linked with the city of Rome. The result is a valuable contribution to the history of both Rome and Catholicism. ― Publishers Weekly

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A brilliant new history of the city, told through the lens of its popes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Icon Books (31 Aug. 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1837731055
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1837731053
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 13.13 x 2.26 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Jessica Wärnberg is a historian of the religious and political history of Europe, with a background in the history of art. She has written for academic journals and popular magazines like History Today. In Rome, the city she knows best, she has worked extensively in the archives of the Vatican, the Holy Office and the Jesuits. Jessica has also taught history, including at the University of St Andrews. She lives in London.

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