FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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Ravenna
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Florence
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Venice
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He eventually settled in Ravenna, in present-day Emilia-Romagna, at the invitation of its ruler. He had lived in the city for just three years when he died aged 56. But his body was in Ravenna, and Ravenna wasn’t about to let it go.
Detailed explanation-2: -Death and burial Dante died in Ravenna on 14 September 1321, aged about 56, of quartan malaria contracted while returning from a diplomatic mission to the Republic of Venice. He was attended by his three children, and possibly by Gemma Donati, and by friends and admirers he had in the city.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did Dante die? Facing execution in Florence for refusing to pay a fine-resulting from his political activities-in 1302, Dante wandered before settling in Ravenna, Italy. There he died in September 1321, shortly after finishing The Divine Comedy. Some speculate that he had caught malaria.
Detailed explanation-4: -On September 14, 1321 Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna falling ill (probably malaria) as he was traveling back from the embassy in Venice. Not even in death was Dante able to enjoy the stability he had so yearned for during his last, most tormented years in exile.
Detailed explanation-5: -Dante died in Ravenna in 1321, where he was in exile, just 90 miles from his native Florence.