“Rome: A History of the City. Lecture 5 of 6. Medieval Rome.”

Rome: A History of the City. Lecture 5 of 6. Medieval Rome. From the sixth to the sixteenth century Rome suffered the outrages of barbarian and imperial invasions; the city became a shadow of its former self. The absence of the Papacy to Avignon contributed to its decline. But churches were still being constructed and old ones adorned with new mosaics and frescoes.