Towns are founded to succeed. Some do and grow out of all recognition. Some fail and disappear into the ground. Some few fall into a vegetative state and keep going without growing. They are the ones to visit like Palmanova in Italy. Like a time capsule, the town remains almost unchanged since the time of Napoleon. It was founded by the Republic of Venice as the ideal Renaissance town.
I like history. If it is sometimes weird and wonderful, so much the better.
Showing posts with label Venice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Venice. Show all posts
Monday, December 9, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Galileo Galilei: Master of Science and Self-Promotion
Galileo’s career started in a monastery in Florence; but his father saw a doctor in him. Defying his father, he studied mathematics instead of medicine. He made his first invention at 22. At 25, he was lecturing at the University of Pisa and building high class musical instruments. He had to move to Padova after being mobbed out from Pisa.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Battle of Lepanto and Its Influence on English History
The Mediterranean Sea has seen naval warfare since man took to water. But the sea battle that took place in 1571 off the coast of Greece near Lepanto was without precedent. 484 armed naval vessels confronted each other armed with cannons. The historic event shaped the future of the Mediterranean. But how great was its influence on English history?
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