In Pisa every year on the last Saturday in June, two groups of representatives from the different areas of the city meet at either end of the Ponte di Mezzo. The representatives are dressed in Medieval garb and divided into two teams, one for the north side of the river, the other for the south.
The creation of the city-commune in Pisa, Lucca, Siena, and Florence would have enormous ramifications for the future of the Europe. The institution of the commune is a more fundamental revolution than the establishment of the nation-state, and it will outlive the nation-state, in whose birth it played a significant part.
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With the death of Henry II (1024), the male line of the Saxon Emperors failed entirely. His successor Conrad II, was a Franconian or Salian Frank who traced his descent from the daughter of Otto I.
A Federal judge in Illinois has ruled that an illegal immigrant has the right to own and carry a firearm
Italian Medieval History could be read as a series of conflicts between the Empire (first Greek, then German) and the Republic of Saint Peter. Tuscany in general and its counts were caught in the middle.
The histories of Lucca and Pisa are closely interconnected. Although Pisa, Florence, and Siena will be our primary focus, some attention should be paid to Lucca, which played so prominent a part in Roman and Medieval Tuscan history.
At the very turning of the Millennium, the most powerful ruler of Europe was obsessed with ancient Rome.
So, just in case there are any curmudgeons out there, please tell us ONE thing that is wrong with the American people. By concentrating on one issue, no matter how small, we might be able to get to the bottom
