Italian Renaissance

Following the sacking of Rome by Alaric, the Visigoth and his tribe in the year 410 the sands of time and a veil of legends fell over Rome, that former great intellectual, political and artistic capital of the ancient world. Many fled to the safety of the hills and the city fell into decay, never to recover its former glory. It didn't disappear entirely during the era we now call the Middle Ages (4 - 14th centuries) and despite being exhausted by wars, famines and epidemics, gradually the people came back to live again in the old capital. Subscribe FREE to The Culture Concept Circle www.thecultureconcept.com/circle on Facebook / thecultureconceptcircle or on Twitter: / cultureconcept