It's the same city, Siena, in times of peace, in times of war,
using philosophical pagan virtues and vices more than theological
ones. Quentin Skinner has written well on it. There are connections
to Brunetto Latino's use of Aristotle and Cicero in _Il Tesoro_.
On slapping, I remember an instance in Froissart?
At 13.44 10/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
>The Lorenzetti frescos in the Palazzo Publico in Siena portray both good &
>bad cities.
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