Codex Seraphinianus, the Bizarre Encyclopedia by Luigi Serafini

The DNA of the Romans has changed over time following the evolution of the historical phases that have marked the life and growth of the city. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://weirditaly.com/2022/01/13/the-genetic-profile-of-the-ancient-romans/

He became an executioner at the age of 17, in 1796. Bugatti noted 516 names of the executed, but two convicts are subtracted from the account, one because he was shot and the other because he was hanged and quartered by his aide. This episode is also available as a blog post: Giovanni Bugatti, the…

On September 28, 1583, Menocchio, an Italian miller, was denounced to the Holy Office on the charge of having uttered and attempted to spread “heretical and impious” words about Christ. The trial brings to light the complex cosmogony and worldview of a miller who stunned the inquisitors. This epis…

The Sator Square has been the subject of frequent archaeological discoveries, both in stone epigraphs and in graffiti, but the sense and the symbolic meaning still remain obscure, despite the numerous hypotheses formulated. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://weirditaly.com/2021…