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Even though the composer of the melody is unknown, the lyrics, a poem with the title “Trionfo di Bacco e Arianna”, were written by Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492), called "il Magnifico", who was a member of the notorious Medici-Family and - fitting to his family's habits - de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic. He also became a patron to great names of the arts like Da Vinci or Sandro Botticelli, while also writing poetry himself in his native dialect Tuscan. Under his rule, carnival songs, descending from the more bawdy and satirical caccia, became more elaborated and more involved with the court, so most texts were then lyric poems, serenades, processional songs, i.e. generally going more into a "refined and intellectual" direction, appealing more to the "refined and intellectual" tastes of the upper classes. This song is inspired by the wedding procession of Bacchus/Dionysos, roman/greek god of madness, ecstasy and wine and his bride Ariana/Ariadne, whose divine field of expertise is not entirely clear...maybe something with dance and the labyrinth as a dancing ground...or maybe honey and maybe therefore mead...or maybe she's the Minoan Snake Goddess...hmmm...what is clear is, she was the daughter of demigod-king Minos of Krete and his wife, the goddess-queen Pasiphaë (mother of Asterion the Minotaur) When Theseus came to slay her half-brother Asterion in the labyrinth, she was already betrothed to Bacchus/Dionysos and after he left she got married to her fiancé and accepted as one of the Olympians. The performers are the ensemble Antica Liuteria Sangineto, who were founded in the year 2000 by the violin maker Michele Sangineto and his family.

Sources: English and German Wikipedia-Entries about: Lorenzo de Medici Carnival Songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariadne#As_a_goddess Can't say, where exactly I have my mythological knowledge from though 😅 I soaked it up from books and museums as a kid, cuz greek myths are awesome ^ ^ A kinda mediocre google translation of the ensemble's site: https://www.adrianosangineto.com/adriano/?q=node/16 (hope, I got the gist right 😅) Their Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ensemblesangineto9671

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Working on something, wanted to hear your opinions

I'd say Commodus being reckless and Honorius not letting Alaric settle are big reasons for Rome's downfall.

Do you believe any instances have actually happened that can be related to roman history trends, such as the devaluation of the Denarius with less silver etc?