Siena, the Story of a Mediaeval Commune
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The inconspicuous mound, at the foot of which the battle expired, has given its name to the historic conflict.
All that day an immense suspense hung over Siena deserted by the male half of its inhabitants. The bishop, surrounded by the clergy and the women, prayed or moved in solemn procession from church to church.
The less contemplative — chiefly old men and children — gathered at the foot of the tower of the Marescotti, from the top of which Cerreto Ceccolini, the drummer, spying eastward, g...ave out the news. The battle was waged only three miles away as the crow flies, and Cerreto's expert vision detected every capital movement among the barren, sun-lit hills. Beating the drum at each announcement he shouted: "They mount the slopes of Monteselvoli; our line gives way, no, it is theirs"; and, finally, "their banners fall, they are broken, they are broken ! " A day, we can fancy, far more terrible to those left behind than to them who stood in the heat of the fray.
That night the victorious host rested in its old camp on Monteropoli, but the next day, Sunday, the fifth, rising early, it wound back to Siena to make a triumphal entry by the ancient gate of Santo Viene.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The inconspicuous mound, at the foot of which the battle expired, has given its name to the historic conflict.
All that day an immense suspense hung over Siena deserted by the male half of its inhabitants. The bishop, surrounded by the clergy and the women, prayed or moved in solemn procession from church to church.
The less contemplative — chiefly old men and children — gathered at the foot of the tower of the Marescotti, from the top of which Cerreto Ceccolini, the drummer, spying eastward, g...ave out the news. The battle was waged only three miles away as the crow flies, and Cerreto's expert vision detected every capital movement among the barren, sun-lit hills. Beating the drum at each announcement he shouted: "They mount the slopes of Monteselvoli; our line gives way, no, it is theirs"; and, finally, "their banners fall, they are broken, they are broken ! " A day, we can fancy, far more terrible to those left behind than to them who stood in the heat of the fray.
That night the victorious host rested in its old camp on Monteropoli, but the next day, Sunday, the fifth, rising early, it wound back to Siena to make a triumphal entry by the ancient gate of Santo Viene.
What to read after Siena, the Story of a Mediaeval Commune?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ferdinand Schevill to read onlineMoreLess
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