Daily Archives for 17 February 2014


February 17: A Philosopher Burns

On 17 February 1600, Giordano Bruno was walked from his dark prison cell in the riverside prison of Tor Di Nona to a stake waiting for him at the execution grounds of Campo de’ Fiori. He was stripped naked, tied to the stake, and set ablaze while still alive. His crime was heresy. Giordano Bruno […]