Just heard on PBS – Rick Steves on the history of San Gimignano: “A plague decimated the town, reducing its population by two thirds.”
Just heard on PBS – Rick Steves on the history of San Gimignano: “A plague decimated the town, reducing its population by two thirds.”
I assume you’ve read Deborah Natsios’ travelogue and history of San Gimignano…
http://cryptome.org/cartome/reverse-panopticon.htm
Roman commander would kill off one tenth of a group of soldiers to make an example out of insubordinate or undisciplined behavior.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)
It’s nice to have somewhat of a classical education…
Ugh, oh yeah: ‘nice’ comes from the Latin nescius (< nescīre), which means "ignorant, silly."
It can also be foolish to just have a somewhat classical education.