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Sunday, September 29, 2013
The Real Lions of Florence
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Mom rescuing little Orlanduccio from a lion, mid thirteenth century Florence has a thing about lions. Stone lions, heraldic lions, a...
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
Epic fail (or, Florence changes the locks)
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It happened in November, 1266. Historian Ferdinand Schevill calls it "a fatal act of pusillanimity". Historian John M. Najemy...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Dino Buddies: When your AT has OCD
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Dino's tombstone, Santa Trinità , Florence Recently I was reading an interesting blog post about Florence in Dante's time - the ...
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Monday, August 26, 2013
"Get 'em drunk and then trash the flag!"
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This is a post about military strategy. Mind you, military strategy is not really my thing. In fact, when I read books with lovingly wr...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
An Interview with Polonius
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You know you're getting older when you attend a performance of Hamlet and find yourself thinking, "You know, that Poloniu...
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Grandfather of his country: Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
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Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360-1429) Was Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici really known as the grandfather of his country? We...
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