- Sixtus'sviolent,ifproductive,five-yearpapacyexemplifiedarecurrentthemeinRome'shistory:theentwiningofbrutalitywithlavishcreativity.ButwhenaGermanwasnamedtosucceedhim,itseemedeventomanyItaliansthattheirgriponthepapacyhadbeenbroken.Thecitydidnotgainla...
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