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Tommaso Campanella

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  • Sep 5, 1568

    Birth

    Birth
    Tommaso Campanella, born Giovanni Domenico Campanella. Was a philosopher, theologian, poet and Italian Dominican friar.
  • Jan 1, 1582

    Naples

    Naples
    In 1582 he moved is Naples. In Naples he was also initiated in astrology; astrological speculations would become a constant feature in his writings.

  • Il De sensu rerum et magia

    Il De sensu rerum et magia
    He wrote his first essay in 1590

  • Arrested

    Arrested
    Campanella was arrested by the guards, accused of demonic practices.

  • Departure

    Departure
    Thomas departed from Naples to Florence, With its load of books and manuscripts, counting on a teaching position in Pisa or Siena.

  • Rearrested

    Rearrested
    At the end of 1593 or early 1594 he was arrested again. He spent 27 years in prison.

  • Prison

    Prison
    He spent 27 years in prison in Naples. During his imprisonment he wrote his most important works: The Monarchy of Spain (1600), Political Aphorisms (1601), Atheismus Triumphatus

  • Death

    Death
    Campanella died on May 21, 1639