History of Italy: Articles in English archives - Page 28 of 31

On this day in history: Savonarola dies

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On the morning of 23rd May 1498, the Dominican friar Savonarola was executed in Piazza della Signoria, Florence. He had been found guilty of heresy.

On this day in history: Birth of Pietro Bembo

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On this day in history, 20th May 1470, the scholar and poet Pietro Bembo was born. A lover of Lucrezia Borgia, he was influential in the development of the modern Italian language.

Herculaneum: Burning ash vitrified brains

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

New research into the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD shows a cloud of ash so hot it incinerated bodies and vitrified brains hit Herculaneum.

Domenico Grimani was born on 19th February 1461

On this day in history: Domenico Grimani born

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Venetian cardinal Domenico Grimani was born on 19th February 1461. His art collection now forms part of the Museo d’Antichità in the Doge’s Palace in Venice.

Italy remembers the Foibe Massacres

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today, Italy marks the Day of Remembrance of the Foibe massacres. This was when thousands of Italians were ethnicically cleansed by Tito’s Yougoslav partisans at the end of World War II.

Founders of Futurism, including poet Marinetti who wrote the Manifesto of Furturism

On this Day in History: Manifesto of Futurism published

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti wrote his Manifesto of Futurism in 1908. It was published in the Gazzetta dell’Emilia newspaper in Bologna on 5 February 1909.

Image of Charles Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

On This Day: Bonnie Prince Charlie dies in Rome

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Charles Edward Stuart, the royal exile, died on 31st January 1788 in Rome. The heart of Bonnie Prince Charlie remains in Frascati.

Saint Sylvester and Constantine I medieval image

On this day in history: Feast of Saint Sylvester

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

31st December is the Feast of Saint Sylvester (Festa di San Silvestro) in Italy. Coinciding with New Year’s Eve it is a time for celebration with fireworks, parties and concerts.

Exhibition on Etruscan Spina starts in Ferrara

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara is hosting an exhibition ‘Spina etrusca. Un grande porto nel Mediterraneo” (Etruscan Spina. A great port in the Mediterranean).

Caterina Scarpellini died on this day in history

On this day in history: Caterina Scarpellini – astronomer – died

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The astronomer Caterina Scarpellini died on 28th November 1873 in Rome. She discovered a comet in 1854 and was later awarded a medal by the Italian government for her contribution to the understanding of astronomy and other areas of science.