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14th century in Italy

  • Black Death in ItalyTwelve Genoese ships docked in Messina, Sicily during October 1347. The harbor held vessels fleeing the siege of Kaffa in Crimea where infected corpses had…
  • Italian RenaissanceNorthern and Central Italy in the Late Middle Ages became far more prosperous than their southern counterparts. The region was among the richest in Europe by…