The final leader of this polity was lured to his death with the promise of sex with Laudomia; he was instead wrapped in a carpet and buried. One account of a battle won by this polity states that the only death occurred when one man fell off his horse; that was the Battle of Anghiari. The brother of one leader of it was assassinated in a plot arran
The final leader of this polity was lured to his death with the promise of sex with Laudomia; he was instead wrapped in a carpet and buried. One account of a battle won by this polity states that the only death occurred when one man fell off his horse; that was the Battle of Anghiari. The brother of one leader of it was assassinated in a plot arranged by Archbishop Francesco Salviati; during that event in this polity, another man, (*) Jacopo, was subsequently thrown naked into the Arno River as a result of the Pazzi conspiracy. In 1497, this city was paralyzed by a Dominican priest who called for the mass destruction works like the Decameron and indoctrinated Sandro Botticelli. For 10 points, identify this city, the location of the Bonfire of the Vanities led by Savonarola, the home of the Medici.
The final leader of this polity was lured to his death with the promise of sex with Laudomia; he was instead wrapped in a carpet and buried.
Florence [or Florentine Republic]