Weapon Manufacture and Authority on the Frontier of Late and Post-Roman Italy

Fabio Carminati (1966), M.Sc. in Political Economy at Università Bocconi of Milan. He is involved in protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, collaborating with non-profit organizations. As an independent researcher, he has published several papers focused on the Lecco area. Andrea Mariani (1979), PhD, is a researcher at CITCEM-UP and member of different international associations. His research activity and publications, characterized by a multidisciplinary approach, focus on North of Italy and Portugal, mainly on medieval defensive elements networks, social and spatial organization.

• Acknowledgements, Maps and images credits, Maps, Tables, and Images, Abbreviations, Introduction and Methodology, 1. A widespread system for production and defence, 2. Eastern Lake Como. Physical geography, 3. Sources, 4. The Insula and the Fabrica, 5. Eastern Lake Como. A new framework, 6. Conclusions. Scientific studies and outreach activity, Index of People, Index of Places, Index of Subjects