Medieval
Schola Medica Salernitana: Medicine and Culture in Twelfth Century Southern Italy
Physicians that travelled to Salerno were trained in the context of both Latin and Arabic texts and the medical traditions of two cultures.
7 March 2022
The Conquest of Mallorca and the Expansion of the Aragonese Crown, 1229-1344
With success in absorbing these territories into the Crown, the Aragonese once again aimed to annex the Balearics.
13 September 2021
Genoa in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea: Sakrān, a Genoese at the Mamluk Court
Little is known about medieval Genoa prior to the eleventh century. In 934-5, a Fatimid fleet attacked the city; perhaps leading to a period of decline.
23 August 2021
The Catalans and the Medieval Mediterranean, 1300-1390
Why were the Catalans and other Latins in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?
7 June 2021
The Foundations of Western European Interest in West Africa
This post wants to highlight the role of medieval Italians, particularly the Genoese, in trade and what can be revealed about African markets.
16 July 2020