Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 50. Pope Jui,it:s II 448. 51. Pope Leo X and Cardinai,s 449 CHAPTER I ROME AND THE PAPACY (1500-1600) THK internal history of the Eternal City now becomes,as also the external, practically identical with thestory of the Papacy, and, especially after the accessionof Julius II, who was the first real Pope-king, ^ Rome as apoUtical entity may be regarded as no longer existe
Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 50. Pope Jui,it:s II 448. 51. Pope Leo X and Cardinai,s 449 CHAPTER I ROME AND THE PAPACY (1500-1600) THK internal history of the Eternal City now becomes,as also the external, practically identical with thestory of the Papacy, and, especially after the accessionof Julius II, who was the first real Pope-king, ^ Rome as apoUtical entity may be regarded as no longer existent. Therevolting state of things that prevailed in papal Rome duringthe first few years of the century has been sufficiently intimatedin a former chapter, where the death of Alexander VI and theflight of Caesar Borgia are described. In the present chapterI shall limit myself to certain striking episodes and personali-ties, and to matters artistic, ignoring almost entirely externalpolitical complications, and paying but little attention tochronological continuity. The part of the Cinquecento that is the most interesting andimportant historically and artistically is the first third, whichcomprises the pontificates of Julius II, Leo X, and Clement
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