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. Henry Pirenn 

09 Jul 2026
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Henry Pirenne (1862–1935) was a distinguished Belgian historian whose interpretation of the transition from the ancient to the medieval world significantly influenced medieval historiography. His most famous work, *Mohammed and Charlemagne*, challenged the traditional view that the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE marked the beginning of the Middle Ages. Instead, Pirenne argued that Roman institutions, trade, urban life, and economic networks continued largely intact under the Germanic kingdoms. According to him, the real break with the ancient world occurred only after the expansion of Islam in the seventh century. Pirenne's central thesis, known as the Pirenne Thesis, maintained that the rapid Arab conquests transformed the Mediterranean
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