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Flemings
Fleming is a neighborhood within Rome, it is on the district of Corso Francia and across from Vigna Clara which is the railroad station. Right now it is one of the most prestigious and expensive places to live in Rome. A saying that is always said by the Romans is “The sun always shines in Fleming,”.
To learn a tittle more about flamings read this article in the link<br> https://www.wantedinrome.com/area/fleming
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Then round he turned, and seemed to be of those⚓✪ who at Verona run across the meadow⚓✪ to win the green cloth; and of these he seemed⚓✪ not he who loses, but the one who wins.⚓✪ Edition: current; Page: [[173]]
In these last lines Dante takes advantage of imagery to help the readers understanding of what he is trying to showcase. In these actual lines he is trying to enhance the readers understanding of Hell and he does that by creating a vivid and painful Hell that he had to travel through.
To see a picture of Dante walking along his journey click the link https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcbsnews2.cbsistatic.com%2Fhub%2Fi%2Fr%2F2014%2F04%2F25%2F087b1a2a-d545-4592-88ab-588f82a8ebc2%2Fresize%2F620x465%2Fe7d7cf61f0de4f13d50c90fca0ef01e7%2Fart-michelino-dante-florence.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fpictures%2Fartistic-visions-of-heaven-and-hell%2F&docid=7vZQdxqwhPEhwM&tbnid=SNLH0Ra4RI3cNM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwi_25DIuL7iAhUOTt8KHYeJD7cQMwhsKA4wDg..i&w=620&h=465&safe=strict&bih=657&biw=1366&q=dante%20alighieri%20imagery%20&ved=0ahUKEwi_25DIuL7iAhUOTt8KHYeJD7cQMwhsKA4wDg&iact=mrc&uact=8
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Tesoro,
Tesoro was a piece of work that was made by Ser Brunetto. He wrote Tesoretto while he was in France and it is said to be the first encyclopedia is modern European Language. The translation of the 13th century work was known as Tesoro was misattributed to Bono Giamboni.
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Fièsolë
Fiesole is unknown by many, it's a small town that hides a lot like the massive stones that make up the Etruscan walls, the remains of Roman baths and the green hilltop where Leonardo da Vinci first experimented with the concept of flight. Since the 14th century the city has always been considered a getaway for the upper class of Florence and up to this day Fiesole remains reliable for its very expensive properties. The city is generally considered to be the wealthiest and most affluent suburb of Florence. In 2016 the city had the highest median family income in the whole of Tuscany.
To learn more about Fiesole click this link https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/florence/day-trip-from-florence-fiesole
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I answered him: “Are you here, Ser Brunetto?”⚓✪
As Dante is walking shades start to appear in the distance and one of those shades ends up being Ser Brunetto and Dante addresses Brunetto with deep and sorrowful affection, "paying him the highest tribute offered to any sinner in the Inferno", and he askes if he can walk with Dante for a little becasue if he were to stop he would have to say still until flames for 100 years and not be able to move. The meeting between Dante and Ser Brunetto was so important because it was a high point in the story because Dante looked up to Ser Brunetto's work very much.
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Paduans
Paduans is a Venetian Italian city that was founded by the Trojan price Antenor in 1185 B.C after the destruction of Troy. Antenor who was the founder of the city was said to be a tradior of the Trojans and he delivered Palladio who was the tailsmans of troy to Odysseus and Diomedes and in exchange he recieved salvation for himself and his family. Today Paduans in known to be one of the most beautiful cities in Veneto.
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ere Chiarentana
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“O son,” he said, “whoever of this herd⚓✪ stands still at all, lies prone a hundred years,⚓✪ nor shields himself when smitten by the fire.
Ser Brunetto says this to Dante because he knows if he stops and speaks with Dante he will have to be under flames for 100 years with out being able to move. The fire and the scorching sand represents sterility and unproductiveness.
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ere Chiarentana
The ere Chiarentana is the result of the Brenta river melting, the ere Chiarentana is a mountian ridge that was exposed in the Tertino which was between Valvignota and Valfrinte. On the mountain ridges left bank it was emabrked by the Paduans to protect their land.
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Paduans
Paduan is an Italian city that was founded according to legend, by the Trojan hero Antenor, it was first mentioned in 302 BCE, according to the Roman historian Livy, who was born there (59 BCE). The town prospered greatly and, in the 11th through 13th century, was a leading Italian commune. It is one of the oldest cities in northern Italy and it was very important to the Veneti people, but the city later fell under the control of the Romans.
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Brenta
Brenta is the lake that is mentioned in the Inferno, it is an Italian lake that runs from the Trentino to the Adriatic Sea just south of the Venetian lagoon in the Veneto region, in the north-east of Italy.
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