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Ghibellines aligned with the Hohenstaufen imperial dynasty that ostensibly ruled Italy, while Guelphs backed rival imperial claimants and the greatest challenger to each Emperor's authority, the Pope. Should any faction gain advantage, others coalesced to resist.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecomuni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(republics) of Firenze (Florence) and Siena dominated inland Tuscany at the head of these competing alliances. As Guelphs sealed their control of the populous Firenze, Ghibelline Siena turned to Hohenstaufen King Manfredi of Sicily for reinforcement. Local rebellions and reprisals escalated on each side, as political exiles stirred the pot. After Manfredi dispatched German knights to protect his loyal Tuscans, Firenze mustered its people and allies to march on Siena, which responded with its own great army. Pisa and Lucca, Lombardia and Orvieto joined in. Guelph and Ghibelline in September 1260 at last faced off\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003een masse\u003c\/em\u003e in the center of Tuscany, at Montaperti—the result,  a bloody Florentine defeat. But when Ghibelline exiles returned as masters of Firenze, its Guelphs rallied to Lucca and Arezzo, portending an eternal conflagration.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n \n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003ethe third volume in Volko Ruhnke's\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLevy \u0026amp; Campaign Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003efires up the cauldron 13th-Century Tuscan warfare, factional conflict fueled by the gold florins and teeming populations of up-and-coming cities and well-to-do valleys. Expert Italian wargame designer Enrico Acerbi brings the age to life within Volko's accessible medieval-operation system. Gathering transport and provender may not be as much the challenge here as the sudden treachery of rebel towns and castles along key roads. Italy's plundering\u003cem\u003e berrovieri\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehorsemen, famed elite crossbowmen, and distinctive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003epalvesari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshield bearers are just a few of the unique inhabitants of this volume. 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