Civic Knighthood in the Early Renaissance: Leonardo Bruni’s De militia (ca 1420)

This article argues, against the still-prevailing interpretation of Leonardo Bruni’s De militia – that it is a defense of civic militias against the mercenary system – for an alternative view: that it represents an attempt to reform communal knighthood in accordance with ancient Greek political theo...

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Main Author: James Hankins
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: E-theca OnLineOpenAccess Edizioni 2014-08-01
Series:Noctua
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaI7