Racconti storici - Nuovo volume

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Racconti storici - Nuovo volume

by Giambattista Bazzoni

IT·~3 hours

Chapters

Description

Step into a richly imagined past, where the author’s love of history breathes life into the streets of ancient Milan. With lyrical prose that feels like a guided tour, each tale sketches the grand ceremonies, bustling markets, and whispered intrigues that shaped centuries. Listeners are invited to hear the clatter of chariots, the rustle of silked robes, and the distant hum of a city poised between empire and everyday life.

The opening scene transports you to the spectacular day when two Roman emperors, Diocletian and Maximian, chose to lay down their purple cloaks. Their simultaneous abdications unfold amid a dazzling procession, offering a glimpse of power’s fleeting nature and the human stories hidden beneath imperial splendor. As the narrative unfolds, the collection promises further explorations of triumphs, tragedies, and the quiet moments that defined an era—always anchored in vivid detail and a storyteller’s heartfelt curiosity.

Details

Language

it

Duration

~3 hours (206K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Milano: Manini, 1839.

Credits

Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano)

Release date

2023-12-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

GB

Giambattista Bazzoni

1803–1850

An early Italian historical novelist, he brought medieval settings, patriotic feeling, and a strong sense of drama to readers in the decades before Italian unification. Best remembered for Il castello di Trezzo, he also balanced a literary life with a career in the magistracy.

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