Daily Medieval

Speaking of relics you can find in Tuscany, let's turn to Prato Cathedral where we can find a knotted woven cord in a golden reliquary ...

After a number of different governing bodies (a pun will become clear once you read this ), Siena turned to Gian Galeazzo Visconti to lead ...

According to legend, Siena was founded by Senio and Ascanio, who were sons of Remus (who founded Rome with his brother Romulus). More verifi...

Italy was not unified as a country until 1861; before then, the separate regions/cities saw themselves as unique sovereign entities. This le...