Already in the Bavaro Code (VII – X century) there is news of the existence, towards the end of the IX century, of a “chastrum sancti arcangeli” on Mons Iovis. A fortification that served, as a backdrop and silent spectator, to intense and tormented conspiracies, like the centuries-old struggle between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, and the disputes between the lords of Malatesta and Montefeltro.
The dominion of the Malatesta (1295 – 1500) was decisive: Dante’s “Mastin vecchio” presided over the castle during his passage at the head of the Guelph party. Perhaps it’s for this last event that some academics have set the famous Dante’s tale of Paolo and Francesca within the walls of the Castle of Santarcangelo.
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