{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6666be0fe4ef2b0013d52ee8/6814e3146ac0e5213b3e5d9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"005 - The Battle of Montaperti","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6666be0fe4ef2b0013d52ee8/1746195795034-fe35a4bc-2939-4515-8fcc-c0d711010b2c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Join me as we relive the fierce rivalry between Florence and Siena culminating in the dramatic Battle of Montaperti, one of medieval Italy's bloodiest battles.</p><p><br></p><p>Explore the cunning schemes of Farinata degli Uberti, the desperate bravery of knights and infantrymen, and the brutal betrayal that decided the fate of thousands.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is also available as a <a href=\"https://youtu.be/S4Yj0ZO75Fs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube video</a>: don't miss it, it features a lot of images from medieval manuscripts!</p><p><br></p><p>For enthusiasts, the written version — complete with bibliography and source links — is available <a href=\"https://www.italiantales.info/the-battle-of-montaperti/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on my blog</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The full scan of the book \"La Sconfitta di Monte Aperto\" by Niccolò di Giovanni di Francesco di Ventura (1442–1443) are available thanks to the work of Stéphane Mendelssohn (<a href=\"https://provincedesienne.com/2023/06/01/la-sconfitta-di-monte-aperti/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Guide artistique de la Province de Sienne</a>).</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Alighieri, D. (2016). <em>Divina Commedia: Inferno</em> (A. Andreoli &amp; P. M. C. Rizzo, Eds.). Mondadori.</li><li>Montauri, P. di T. (Attributed). (2002). <em>Cronaca senese</em> (C. Giunta, Ed.). In L. A. Muratori (Series Ed.), <em>Rerum Italicarum Scriptores</em>, nuova edizione (Vol. 15/6). Salerno Editrice.</li><li>Villani, G. (1991).<em> Nuova Cronica</em> (G. Porta, Ed.). Fondazione Pietro Bembo/Guanda. (Original work published ca. 1348)</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Balestracci, D. (2019). <em>La battaglia di Montaperti.</em> Editori Laterza.</li><li>Spagnolo, A. (2004).<em> La sconfitta di Monte Aperto: una cronaca e un cantare trecenteschi.</em> Nuova Immagine Editrice.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p><br></p><p><u>Music</u>:</p><ul><li>\"<em>Prepare for War</em>\" by Marco Belloni (marcobellonimusic) from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Ancient Wind</em>\" by Noru from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Epic Way</em>\" by Magnetic_Trailer from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Floralia</em>\" by theromancrow from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Medieval Settlement</em>\" by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>The Battle of Coalitions</em>\" by Peter Barbaix from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Anxious March - Full</em>\"by LiteSaturation from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Sad Dramatic Trailer</em>\" by Roman Senyk from Pixabay</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><u>Effects</u>:</p><ul><li>\"<em>Medieval Music</em>\" by Själ, on Hunehals Borg, from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Brutal Battle</em>\" by Marcus Vogt from Pixabay</li><li>\"<em>Sword Thud</em>\" Sound Effect from Pixabay</li></ul>","author_name":"Jacopo Casagrande"}