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From the “Better Late Than Never” newsfeed….Dante’s infernal crimes forgiven
Florence’s city council has approved a motion revoking a sentence on Dante from 1302 which stated that he would be executed if he stepped foot in the city again.
So if you read the story you’ll see that the council vote was 19-5. Kind of makes you wonder where these five votes were coming from. Perhaps the anti-Dante section of the city? ;D Actually the story says that there was opposition because the the banishment actually helped Dante in his work – which is probably true. Was there a reason for bringing this up for a vote now – some 700 years after the fact?
These kinds of historical resolutions might be gimmicky in a positive way, gimmicky in a negative way, legitimate as a matter or justice, or wrongful in themselves.
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