Binding stone cement was used in various formulas from early antiquity and used by Romans of circa 150 BCE, Continue reading
Tag: Italy
The Trinity Painted In One-Point Perspective
The Trinitya fresco painted with one-point perspective in 1425 by Masaccio (Tommaso di Giovanni di Simone Guidi) Continue reading
Marsiliana Tablet Discovered in Tuscany
The Marsiliana Tablet has Etruscan writing dating back to the eighth century BCE. Continue reading
Cesare Beccaria
Beccaria was born in Milan on 15 March 1738 to the Marchese Gian Beccaria Bonesana, an aristocrat of moderate well-being from the Austrian Habsburg Empire. Continue reading
Early Neoclassical Architecture Style Used in Europe
Neoclassical architecture spread from France and Britain and into the Americas after 1750, a decorative excess of the Rococo style. Continue reading
Cesare Beccaria Calls to Abolish Death Penalty
Cesare Beccaria, an economist and reformer from Milan, Italy called to abolish the death penalty in 1764 as published in Dei delitti e delle pene (Crimes and Punishments). Continue reading
Treatise on Criminal Justice And Reform
Economist, Cesare Beccaria published the first treatise on criminal justice and reform Dei delitti e delle pene (Crimes and Punishments) in Milan, Italy in 1764. Continue reading
Plague of Antoninus Epidemic Spreads Across Europe
The worst European smallpox epidemic was the Plague of Antoninus Continue reading
Origins of St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine's Day is a merger of the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, the fertility holiday on February 15, Continue reading
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (/ˌmɒntɪˈvɛərdi/, also US: /-ˈvɜːrd-/, Italian: [ˈklaudjo monteˈverdi] (listen); baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, string player and choirmaster. Continue reading