The court of Federico

Leonardo Fibonacci

Leonardo Fibonacci

Thirst of knowledge pushed Federico to have multiple famous personality at his court. Thanks to his initiative a lot of greek scripts from various philosopher such as Aristotele were translated. He also made friend with the famous mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci. A close friend of his was Pier delle Vigne. He opened the Sicilian schools of poem. He collected sculptures from the past. He also started the project of the Porta di Capua, the monument refer to the ancient roman empire. He build a lot of castle for 2 reasons, one because of he need of having a connection within his empire but also for personal reason such as hunting.