Piazza Piave – Purgatorio – Canto XIV – vv 16 – 18

DANTE AND DANTE'S PLAQUES

Plaque located in Piazza Piave on the Tower of the Old Mint (Torre della Zecca Vecchia), featuring verses dedicated to the Arno River.

Purgatorio – Canto XIV – vv 16 – 18

” . . . PER MEZZA TOSCANA SI SPAZIA
VN FIVMICEL CHE NASCE IN FALTERONA
E CENTO MIGLIA DI CORSO NOL SAZIA.”

“Through the heart of Tuscany flows a small river that rises from Mount Falterona, and its course extends for more than a hundred miles.”

“In these verses, Dante is speaking with a soul in Purgatory who wishes to know his identity. Dante replies by stating that he comes from the region bathed by the Arno—the river that originates on Mount Falterona and travels for over a hundred miles throughout Tuscany.”

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