The forgotten pact of 1122 that created the West as we know it: "Thanks to that agreement we are prosperous today"

2024-02-12T15:03:35.536Z

Highlights: The forgotten pact of 1122 that created the West as we know it: "Thanks to that agreement we are prosperous today" Can an ignored pact from 900 years ago between Church and State continue to determine today? This is what political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita believes in 'The Invention of Power' (Siruela), where he analyzes the consequences of the Concordat of Worms (1122) The West is prosperous today because of that pact, says Bueno.

Starting in the 15th century, Europe experienced a series of events that would lead it to be for centuries what the ancient Romans, with their usual humility, called their city: caput...