It was the largest lawsuit ever against the Sicilian mafia. This 22-month court battle was an enormous logistical undertaking and an unprecedented challenge for the entire Italian judiciary. Many people thought that the maxi-process would be the beginning of the end of Cosa Nostra. The defeat of
The girl with chocolate (from an 18th century painting). Marie Antoinette of Austria, shortly before being guillotined on October 16, 1793, asked for and received one last cup of hot chocolate Marie Antoinette of Austria , which in truth always showed rather sober tastes at the table, allowed it
Bitten by ... a corpse. Banging your head on the doorframe. Unrestrained laughter after eating the whole goose. Doesnt sound scary? And yet, in this apparently innocent way, even crowned heads perished. Who is it and why the victims of these and other equally absurd accidents could not be saved from
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo (details) Leonardo da Vinci she loved to embed images and words in his paintings, giving life to intricate rebus still largely mysterious today:the Lady with an Ermine is no exception ( see: https://www.pilloledistoria.it/8136/storia-moderna/la-collana-di-