origin of the word Florentia has recently been confirmed by the Accademia della Crusca. Etruscan roots of the term were also sought. Semerano proposed that...

Florence 2nd century BC Archaeological excavations of Santa Reparata 4th-5th century AD. Torre della Pagliazza Perhaps 6th century, later 10-11th century AD...

Next the city built or adapted towers as prisons, such as the torre della Pagliazza. People were also imprisoned in the basement of the Palazzo del...