Real

Conio

Conio is mentioned by Dante in Purgatorio (XIV, 116), in a passage where the poet, speaking of poorly governed lands, states that Castrocaro acts badly and Conio even worse.

Description

Conio appears in Purgatorio (XIV, 116), in a passage where Dante expresses a rebuke against those who govern badly. The place is named together with Castrocaro, and the poet states that Castrocaro acts badly and Conio even worse. The name is attested solely by this verse, without further specifications provided by the text or by the notes of Canto XIV available here.

In the text

Linked verses

1 verses
CanticaCantoVersoTestoOpen verse
PurgatoryCanto XIV116e mal fa Castrocaro, e peggio Conio,Open verse