But with a special exception, families from Lenox or Stockbridge visit friends in West Stockbridge via the throughway. Bold as he may have been as a military leader, Charlemagne was surprisingly humble, sitting for five years at the feet of his teacher. At the age of 39, on his travels, Charlemagne met a scholar named Alcuin. He asked him to come to the Frankish court to serve as his personal tutor. Charlemagne attacked his studies the same way he waged war — full force.
Those in his court who observed him rising at dawn to read Augustine respected him both as a leader and as a student. Charlemagne did not restrict his sphere of influence to Europe via conquest but also engaged in diplomacy. In , it is reported in the Annals that an ambassador of the Persian king named Abdullah, along with some monks from Jerusalem who were on a diplomatic missions for the patriarch Thomas, came to Charlemagne with gifts from the Persian king: a pavilion with multi-colored canopies, perfumes and balsam, and a most remarkable wonder: a water clock.
Charlemagne may have opened channels of communication that remain important today. Concerning tolls, it is our will that those that are fair and have been collected in the past should be exacted from those doing business at bridges, at ferries, and at markets; new or unjust tolls are not to be exacted, in cases where ropes are stretched across rivers , or when ships pass beneath bridges, and in similar situations in which no assistance is provided to the traveler.
Likewise, tolls shall not be exacted from those who have no intention of conducting trade and are carrying their property from one of their residences to another, or to the palace or the army. If there is any occasion for doubt, however, let the matter be brought up at the next assembly that we hold with our officials. Translated by Justin Lake, Harvard University, An ambassador from the Persian King named Abdullah came to the emperor bearing gifts sent to him by the king.
There was a marvelously fashioned clock made out of brass, on which the courses of the twelve hours moved according to a water-clock, with an equal number of little bronze balls, which fell down when the clock struck the hour and caused the cymbal placed under them to ring. In addition, there were twelve mounted figures that issued from windows upon the hour and caused the windows to close again by the force of their movement.
The European Union: In the medieval times, Charlemagne forged connections resulting in shared laws, commerce, and education. Fast forward to when the European Union, formed by an initial partnership of six countries, was founded. A common currency replaced separate monetary systems.
As the European Union invited more nations into its union, financial disparities developed that stressed the economies of the whole; Greece almost went bankrupt and Spain, Portugal and Ireland were on the danger list. What are the advantages — and disadvantages — of a union of countries sharing the same currency but different economic policies? Leaders as Learners: Charlemagne respected advanced learning and was quick to recognize and value its worth.
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