Antonio Maffei: priest, conspirator in murder of Giuliano de' Medici
Raffaele Riario: Pazzi sympathizer, nephew of the Pope, 1451-1521
Francesco Salviati Riario, Archbishop of Pisa: involved in Pazzi conspiracy
Lodovico and Checco Orsi: Orsi brothers, mercenaries
Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli: philosopher and writer, 1469-1527
Leonardo da Vinci: artist, scientist, sculptor, etc., 1452-1 519
Agniolo and Innocento: assistants to Leonardo da Vinci
Girolamo Savonarola: Dominican priest and political leader, 1452-98
Marsilio Ficino: philosopher, 1433-99
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola: philosopher, 1463-94
Poliziano (Angelo Ambrogini): scholar and poet, tutor to de' Medici children, 1454-94
Botticelli (Alessandro di Moriano Filipepi): artist, 1445-1510
Jacopo Saltarelli: artist's model, b. 1459
Fra Domenico da Pescia and Fra Silvestro: monks, associates of Savonarola
Brother Girolamo: monk at the abbey of Monteciano, cousin of Savonarola
Giovanni Mocenigo: Doge of Venice, 1409-85
Carlo Grimaldi: member of Mocenigo's entourage
Conte de Pexaro: patron of Leonardo in Venice
Nero: official assistant to Conte de Pexaro
Emilio Barbarigo: Venetian merchant, allied to Rodrigo Borgia
Silvio Barbarigo ('Il Rosso'): state inquisitor, cousin of Emilio Barbarigo
Marco Barbarigo: cousin of Silvio and Emilio
Agostino Barbarigo: younger brother of Marco
Dante Moro: Marco's bodyguard
Carlo Grimaldi: in Doge's entourage
Bartolomeo d'Alviano: mercenary
Gilberto the Fox, la Volpe: member of the Assassins
Corradin: the Fox's assistant
Antonio de Magianis: head of thieves' guild in Venice
Ugo: member of thieves' guild
Rosa: member of thieves' guild
Paganino: member of thieves' guild
Michiel: member of thieves' guild
Bianca: member of thieves' guild
Sister Teodora: brothel owner
Glossary of Italian and Latin terms
abominato filth/wretch
accademico academic
accompagnatrice companions, chaperones
addio goodbye
Ahime Alas
Aiutami, Dio! Help me, God
Aiuto! Help!
Al ladro! Stop, thief!
Altezza Highness
amici intimi close friends
amico mio my friend
amministratore administrator, manager
amore mio my darling
anche also, too
anch'io me too, same here
Aprite la porta! Open the gate!
Arcivescovo Archbishop
aristocrazia aristocracy
artiglierie artillery
Assassino Assassin
bacino basin (in a dock)
bambina baby
Basta! Enough!
bastardo, bastardi bastard/s
bello handsome
ben fatto well done
benvenuti welcome
Birbante! rascal, rogue
biscotti biscuits
bistecca beefsteak
bordello brothel
buona fortuna good luck
buona sera good evening
buon' giorno good morning, good day
buon viaggio safe journey
caffe coffee
calma calm down
campo area
Cane rognoso! Mangy cur!
capitano captain
Capito? Understand?
cappa cloak, cowl
carcassa carcase
Carnevale Carnival
caro, cara, carissima dearest, darling
casa, dolce casa home, sweet home
castello castle
cazzo! prick/shit
Che vista penosa! What a painful sight!
chiudi il becco shut up
ciao goodbye
ciccione fatty
cimice bedbug
codardo coward
coglioni balls
commandante commander, captain
Commendatore Commander
compagno comrade
condottieri hired soldiers, mercenaries
coniglio! coward, chicken
Cordelie corno ducale traditional hat worn by the Doges of Venice
