A History of Siena

A History of Siena provides a concise and up-to-date biography of the city, from its medieval development through to the present day, and makes Siena's history, culture and traditions accessible to anyone studying or visiting the city.

Mario Ascheri, a former professor at the University of Rome 3, Italy, has written extensively on institutions, law, and justice in the Middle Ages and on Italian supreme courts in early modern history. He is a former member of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and is a senior fellow of the Robbins Collection Library (Law School, University of California, Berkeley, USA), and doctor h.c. of the Université de l'Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand), France. Author and editor of hundreds of books and articles on Siena, Dr. Ascheri was awarded the prestigious Sienese award, the Mangia d'oro, in 2003. Bradley Franco is Associate Professor of Ancient and Medieval History at the University of Portland, USA, and is the author of numerous publications focusing on religion, community, family, and power in late medieval Siena. He has also published extensively on Franciscan studies and organized the first ever International Conference for Franciscan Studies in Siena in 2015. Along with Dr. Ascheri, Dr. Franco is a proud member of the contrada of Onda.

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: From the Origins of Siena to the Fall of the Sienese Republic; Chapter 1: The Origins of Siena; Chapter 2: Urban Development and the Formation of the Sienese State (1000-1260); Chapter 3: Siena's Golden Age: Montaperti and Good Government (1260-1355); Chapter 4: Renaissance Siena and the Fall of the Republic (1355-1555); Part II: From the Age of the Medici to the Present Day ; Chapter 5: The Age of the Medici (1557-1737); Chapter 6: From the Enlightenment to the World Wars (1723-1945); Chapter 7: Siena From WWII to the Present Day; Index