Warfare and Military Affairs in the Letters of Cassiodorus
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator, born c. 490, d. c. 585, was by turns statesman and monk, leaving behind a substantial and varied body of literary work.
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Alessandro Beneditti, The Battle of Fornovo (1495)
Charles VIII, attempting to seize control of southern Italy for use as a platform for war against the Ottoman Turks, lead the most powerful army in Europe at that time down through Italy, defeating one Italian province after another. The Italian states opposing this venture evolved into the League of …
Christofordo da Soldo, Battle of Caravaggio (1448)
The following is an account of the battle of Caravaggio, fought on September 15,1448, in which the Milanese army led by Francesco Sforza defeated the Venetians under Michele Attendolo. The text is from the Chronicle of Cristoforo da Soldo. Alli 29 luio soprascritto lo Conte Francesco andò a campo a …
Dino Compagni, Battle of Campaldino (1289)
Dino Compagni was a prominent silk merchant and an active member of the Florentine government until 1301. His chronicle, which deals mostly with the internal turmoil of Florence, contains an account of a battle between Arezzo and Florence in 1289. Chapter VII – Preparations for war on both sides, 1289 …
Boncompagno da Signa, The History of the Siege of Ancona (1173)
Boncompagno da Signa (1168?-1240?) was an important Italian scholar who wrote several treatises and other works as he moved around between cities such as Ancona, Bologna and Venice. His account of the siege of Ancona, which he wrote around 1201, is his only work of history. Although he was not …
Chronicle of Ahimaaz, The Arab invasions of Southern Italy
The Chronicle of Ahimaaz is an epic genealogical work composed in Southern Italy in 1054 by Ahimaaz ben Paltiel. Although it intended merely to glorify his own immediate ancestors, this work gives much important information in regard to the history of the early Jewish settlements in such towns as Oria, …