Ottone and his son Acerbo Morena (died 1167) of
Lodi were Italian chroniclers who wrote in Latin of twelfth-century events from a
Lombard point of view in a
history of Lodi, ''De rebus Laudensibus'', ("Concerning Lodi") which was begun by Ottone. Acerbo died in the outbreak of plague that attended the disorders when
Frederick Barbarossa
Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (; ), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 115 ...
's army took possession of
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
in July 1167. The chronicle includes verbal portraits of numerous contemporaries, including Frederick Barbarossa. Their chronicle found an anonymous continuator whose work is generally appended to theirs.
Works
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References
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F. Güterbock, "Ottone e Acerbo Morena," ''Arch. stor. ital.'', s. VII, XIII (1930)
*''Archivio Storico Lodigiano'' XXIII, s. II, 1975. Issue devoted to Ottone and Acerbo Morena, with contributions by A. Caretta and F. Guterbock.
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