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    Semifonte was a fortified city in Tuscany, Italy, built during the late 12th century and destroyed after a siege by Florence in 1202. Its remains are...
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  • and the ancient Assyrians; Milan by Frederick Barbarossa (1162); and Semifonte by the Florentines (1202). The English epic poem Siege of Jerusalem (c...
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    Cathedral of Florence. It was constructed on the site of the ancient city of Semifonte, razed to the ground by the Florentines in 1202. The site remains a focus...
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    Surrounded with many important historic sites such as the former castle of Semifonte, destroyed during the period of the Communes in Florence. The octagonal...
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    but over the years he lost his properties in Chianti (Marcialla and Semifonte), and was defeated in the battle of Montepiano on 9 September 1184. His...
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    Florence in 1301. His daughter Selvaggia married Giovanni di Tano da Semifonte in 1324. He died two years later in Avignon. Courtyard of the house of...
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    Toscana: il vescovo Ildebrando di Volterra e la guerra di Semifonte," In: P. Pirillo (ed.), Semifonte in Val d’Elsa e i centri di nuova fondazione dell’Italia...
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