This book provides an engaging history of Siena, a republic that emerged in the heart of Tuscany during medieval times. It explores the city's art, architecture, politics, and culture, and how they evolved over time. It also contains fascinating insights into the complex power dynamics between Siena and other major Italian city-states during the Renaissance era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.