Brenno

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Brenno appears in the Divina Commedia exclusively in one verse of the Paradiso, where he is cited together with Pyrrhus in the framework of the early republican wars narrated by Cacciaguida. The name is introduced as an example of the Gallic enemy against whom the Romans fought and who, according to the editorial note, was heroically repelled. No other biographical, chronological, or geographical details are provided about the character, whose identity remains confined to this concise historical allusion. The authorized note clarifies that the reference falls within the survey of republican exploits, alongside the war against Pyrrhus king of Epirus and against other Italic peoples designated as princes and colleges. No other personal attribute or anecdote is attributed to Brenno in the Dantesque text or in the notes provided.