Siena
About Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, in Central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. With a population of 52,991, it is the 12th-largest city in the region as of 2025.
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Leo the 10th was made pope on his first day through a massive fireworks party and feast, then disappeared for the night with his lover, who he then made the Cardinal of Siena.
from 578: No Such Thing As A Pouched Rat On The Housing Ladder, 2025-04-10 at 00:26:32 · read transcript
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You've got loads of different areas owned by different people. You've got Papal States, you've got Sicily, but then you've got places like Florence, Pisa, Siena, Luca, Milan, Genoa, all those kind of city states, you would say. From around the 13th century, for about 400 years, we seem to have this really odd tradition of whenever you're battling with another city or you've beaten them and you want to celebrate that or you just want to stick it to them, you would have a running race around their town and it's so weird.
434: No Such Thing As Robinson Two-Soe, 2022-07-08 · listen
We're talking, so Middle Ages Italy, you've got loads of different areas owned by different people. You've got the Papal States, you've got Sicily, but then you've got places like Florence, Pisa, Siena, Luca, and Melchard. land, Genoa, all those kind of city states, you would say. From around the 13th century for about 400 years, we seem to have this really odd tradition of whenever you're battling with another city, or you've beaten them and you want to celebrate that, or you just want to, you know, stick it to them, you would have a running race around their town.
No Such Thing As Robinson Two-Soe, 2022-07-08 · listen
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