LORENZO PIGNOTTI, ROYAL AND GRAND DUCAL HISTORIOGRAPHER, ETC.

BY JOHN BROWNING, ESQ.

DEPUTY PURVEYOR OF THE FORCES; SEVERAL YEARS RESIDENT
IN FLORENCE.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR YOUNG, BLACK, AND YOUNG,
2, TAVISTOCK STREET.

MDCCCXXVI.

An Historical Account of the Life and Writings of Lorenzo

Pignotti
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CHAPTER I.-Of the Etrurians-Their Splendour-Division of

Etruria-Principal Cities-Government-Wars with Rome-

The Etrurians become effeminate-Are finally subjugated to

the Romans

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CHAP. II.-The Etrurian Alphabet-Labours of Dempster-

Etrurian Academy of Cortona-Disputes between Gori and

Maffei Opinions of Lanzi-Philosophy of the Etrurians-

Their Ideas of the Supreme Being-Lampredi on the Birth of

Pythagoras-Respect of the Romans for the Learning of the

Etrurians-Their Notions of Astronomy-Useful Inventions-

Theatrical Representations-Documents published by Curzio

Inghirami-Works of the Etrurians in bronze-Ruins of

Pæstum-Opinions of Winkelmann-Etrurian Vases.

CHAP. III. Roman Citizenship granted to Foreigners-Meca-

nas-Vicissitudes of Tuscany on the Invasion of the Barba-

rians-Siege of Florence-Valour of Stilicho, and Death of

Radagasio-Alaric at Rome-Ransom and Plunder of that

City-Reign of Valentine-Enterprises and Death of Ezio-

End of the Empire of the West-Odoacres, King of Italy 118.

CHAP. IV. Enterprises of Theodoric, King of the Goths-His

Government-Cassiodorus, Boethius, and Amalasontha-Beli-

sarius-Narses-End of the Kingdom of the Goths-Reign of