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September 1, 1173: A Widow’s Sacrifice Breaks the Siege of Ancona

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September 1, 2025

The Adriatic port city of Ancona, perched on Italy’s eastern coast, stood in 1173 as one of the last bastions of independence against the encroaching power of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. Already scarred by repeated wars with imperial forces and their Lombard allies, Ancona’s…

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