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Accused of corruption and financial wrongdoing, Dante was first exiled from Florence for two years in 1302 after he refused to pay a fine. Shortly thereafter he was banned for life and threatened with execution at the stake or beheading if he returned.
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Jan 1, 2022 · On 27 January 1302 Dante, aged around 36, was one of a number sentenced to exile on charges of corruption. His wife and children remained in Florence; he never ...
Jun 5, 2020 · Dante lived his final two decades in exile from Florence because he was a victim of the local and papal politics that roiled Tuscan cities.
He was condemned to perpetual exile; if he had returned to Florence without paying the fine, he could have been burned at the stake.
May 24, 2021 · Italy's most famous poet, Dante Alighieri, was forced from his native town of Florence because of his political affiliation.
Apr 27, 2024 · Dante was exiled from Florence in the same year, and he did not return back for the rest of his life.
Dante opposed Pope Boniface VIII because he thought the pope was weak and politically expedient. Because of his political positions, Dante was banished from ...