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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theoderic, post: 4783460, member: 110471&quot;]Reading this at the moment.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163234[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Published in 1997, it covers the excavations (1981 - mid 90s) at this important southern Italian site, together with the historical background and development of the monastery.&nbsp; Founded in the 8th century, it evidently enjoyed patronage from the Lombard dukes of Beneventum allowing it to grow substantially into a major pilgrimage destination until 881 when it was destroyed by a Muslim raid.&nbsp; It rebounded partially by the 12th century with a new abbey on the other side of the Volturno River but it never quite regained the high water mark set by its 9th century predecessor.&nbsp; All the archaeological details and drawings might make it a bit dry for those more interested in straight forward narrative history but still a rewarding read.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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