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Girolamo Savonarola Part 6: Book of Revelation

When Savonarola's influence prevents Florence from joining an anti-French coalition made up of the other Italian states, he raises the ire of Pope Alexander VI, sparking a deadly rivalry that would last for the next three years.
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Girolamo Savonarola Part 5: Building a New Jerusalem

The Medici have been expelled from Florence and the French army occupies the city. As the citizens of Florence begin the long process of forming a new republican government, they once more seek the guidance of Savonarola, who aspired to turn the city into a "New Jerusalem."
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Girolamo Savonarola Part 4: Il Popolo e Libertà

The "New Cyrus" whose coming Savonarola had long foretold arrives in Italy in the form of King Charles VIII of France. As the seemingly unstoppable armies of France threaten the city with destruction, the people of Florence turn to Savonarola to deliver them from peril.
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Girolamo Savonarola Part 3: The Scourge of Italy

A shroud of uncertainty descends upon Florence following the untimely death of Lorenzo de Medici. Meanwhile, Savonarola's predictions grow increasingly bolder, as developments to the north threaten to turn his prophecies into reality.
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Girolamo Savonarola Part 2: The Friar and the Prince

After failing to make inroads with the people of Florence, Savonarola spends the next few years wandering across northern Italy, honing his preaching skills and building a reputation for himself. Half a decade later, he is invited to return at the behest of the city's de-facto ruler, Lorenzo de Medici.
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Girolamo Savonarola Part 1: A Prophet Before His Time

Against the wishes of his parents, a young man from Ferrara named Girolamo Savonarola leaves his home to join the Order of the Dominicans. Thanks to the influence of his austere grandfather, Savonarola begins to grow disillusioned with the Catholic Church and its worldly ways.
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Bartlett, Kenneth. Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498: A Short History with Documents. Hackett Publishing, 2018.
Landucci, Luca. A Florentine Diary from 1450 to 1516. Columbia University Press, 1927. 
Martines, Lauro. Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Oxford University Press, 2005. 
Savonarola, Girolamo. A Guide to Righteous Living and Other Works. Toronto Center for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, 2003.
Strathern, Paul. Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Villari, Pasquale. Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. University of the Pacific Press, 2004.
Weinstein, Donald. Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet. Yale University Press, 2011.
Cover Image: Portrait of a Dominican, presumed to be Girolamo Savonarola, c. 1524.
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.
Closing Theme: "Dies Irae" performed by the Monastic Choir of the Grimbergen Abbey.

Julian the Apostate Part 4: Clash of Civilizations

Emperor Julian marches east to make war against Rome's traditional rivals- the Persians. When he meets an untimely fate on a Mesopotamian battlefield, with him dies the final hope of Rome's remaining pagans.
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Bowersock, G.W. Julian the Apostate. Harvard University Press, 1997. 
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1-3, Everyman, 1993. 
Julianus, Flavius Claudius. The Works of Emperor Julian. Literary Liscencing LLC, 2011.
Marcellinus, Ammianus. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus. Benediction Classics, 2011. 
Murdoch, Adrian. The Last Pagan. Inner Traditions, 2008.
Cover Image: Statue of Emperor Julian, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "The Passage of Time" by Richard Beddow

Julian the Apostate Part 3: Pagan Revival

Declared as Emperor by his soldiers, Julian prepares to go to war against his cousin, Constantius II. When events leave Julian as the sole ruler of Rome, he begins the Herculean task of reinstating paganism as the religion of the empire.
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Bowersock, G.W. Julian the Apostate. Harvard University Press, 1997. 
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1-3, Everyman, 1993. 
Julianus, Flavius Claudius. The Works of Emperor Julian. Literary Liscencing LLC, 2011.
Marcellinus, Ammianus. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus. Benediction Classics, 2011. 
Murdoch, Adrian. The Last Pagan. Inner Traditions, 2008.
Cover Image: Statue of Emperor Julian, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "The Passage of Time" by Richard Beddow

Julian the Apostate Part 2: Caesar in Gaul

Julian is unexpectedly christened as junior co-emperor by his cousin Constantius II and dispatched to Gaul to halt a barbarian invasion and restore stability to the troubled province. Forced to adapt to the unfamiliar lifestyle of a Roman soldier, Julian proves himself eminently capable of performing the tasks before him.
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Bowersock, G.W. Julian the Apostate. Harvard University Press, 1997. 
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1-3, Everyman, 1993. 
Julianus, Flavius Claudius. The Works of Emperor Julian. Literary Liscencing LLC, 2011.
Marcellinus, Ammianus. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus. Benediction Classics, 2011. 
Murdoch, Adrian. The Last Pagan. Inner Traditions, 2008.
Cover Image: Statue of Emperor Julian, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "The Passage of Time" by Richard Beddow

Julian the Apostate Part 1: Heirs of Constantine

When Emperor Constantius II has his relatives massacred to secure power, only his young cousins Julian and Gallus are spared. When the two brothers are finally released from captivity, they soon discover that the Emperor has made their freedom conditional.
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Bowersock, G.W. Julian the Apostate. Harvard University Press, 1997. 
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1-3, Everyman, 1993. 
Julianus, Flavius Claudius. The Works of Emperor Julian. Literary Liscencing LLC, 2011.
Marcellinus, Ammianus. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus. Benediction Classics, 2011. 
Murdoch, Adrian. The Last Pagan. Inner Traditions, 2008.
Cover Image: Statue of Emperor Julian, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "The Passage of Time" by Richard Beddow