Verschwörung im Vatikan
- Episode aired May 4, 2008
During the Renaissance, the papacy, back in Rome, becomes a leading temporal power, wielding fortune and a mighty Papal state in rich, fragmented Italy, rivaling especially the mercantile ci... Read allDuring the Renaissance, the papacy, back in Rome, becomes a leading temporal power, wielding fortune and a mighty Papal state in rich, fragmented Italy, rivaling especially the mercantile city state Firenze's Medici dynasty. Nepotism in the literal sense -nominating relatives as ... Read allDuring the Renaissance, the papacy, back in Rome, becomes a leading temporal power, wielding fortune and a mighty Papal state in rich, fragmented Italy, rivaling especially the mercantile city state Firenze's Medici dynasty. Nepotism in the literal sense -nominating relatives as cardinals and temporal officials, culminating in the Borgia dynasty-, deals with condottie... Read all