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Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. [Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes]

Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri
Age: 56 †
Born: 1265
Born: June 6
Died: 1321
Died: September 22
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Intellectual
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Florence
Tuscany
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Durante degli Alighieri
Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
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