Palio in Siena - Basilisk

)#IV\!HV/KdaiZggVjcY;ZhiZhhZc
HX]bVaZHigV›Zc[“]gZcjch]^cVj[cVX]KdaiZggV#>c
YZgHiVYib^iYZgb~X]i^\Zc7jg\\Z]iZhojb9db
jcY^cYVh6gX]~dad\^hX]ZBjhZjb!WZkdgl^gojg
E^VooVYZ^Eg^dg^hX]aZcYZgcjcY^cZ^cZgYZgWZg“]biZc
6aVWVhiZg"LZg`hi~iiZcYZc@“chiaZgc“WZgY^ZHX]ja"
iZghX]VjZcY“g[Zc#6WZcYh[gZjZcl^gjchVj[Y^Z
EVa^d"<ZcZgVaegdWZ#=^ciZg]Zgh^cYl^gojb;ZhiZhhZc
^cYZc<VhhZcZ^cZg8dcigVYZZ^c\ZaVYZc#
*#IV\!Hd/6j[ojbEVa^d
9ZgEVa^d
EVa^d^cH^ZcV
LZcch^X]WZ^b\gVcY^dhZcEVa^dY^ZGZ^iZgkZghX]^Z"
YZcZgHiVYik^ZgiZaWZ^bE[ZgYZlZii`Vbe[bZhhZc!
l^gYY^Zb^iiZaVaiZga^X]ZE^VooVYZa8Vbedojg
ViZbWZgVjWZcYZc6gZcV/9Zg[~X]Zg[Žgb^\ZEaVio
hX]b“X`ih^X]b^iYZc[VgWZc[gd]Zc;V]cZcYZg
8dcigVYZc#9^ZH^ZcZhZc[^ZWZgc\ZheVcci×^]gZbÆ
:gZ^\c^hZci\Z\Zc#CjioZcH^ZY^ZhZaiZcZ<ZaZ\Zc]Z^i!
YVhGZccZcVjhc~X]hiZgC~]ZojZgaZWZcÄkdc
Z^cZbYZgWZ\Z]giZc7Va`dcea~ioZZ^cZhEVaVoodVjh#
&#IV\!B^/>cY^ZIdh`VcV
EZg7V]cdYZg;aj\\Z]iZhcVX];adgZco#9dgilZgYZc
H^ZZbe[Vc\ZcjcYcVX]H^ZcV^ch=diZa\ZWgVX]i!
ldH^Z>]gGZ^hZaZ^iZgWZ\g“›i#>cYZgld]ahX]ŽchiZc
HiVYiYZgIdh`VcVhid›Zcl^gWZ^b6WZcYZhhZcVj[
Y^Z`dbbZcYZcIV\ZVc#HZX]hzWZgcVX]ijc\Zc#
'#IV\!9d/H^ZcVkdgYZbHeZ`iV`Za
:^cHX]Vjhe^Za[“gh^X]^hiZh!lZccY^ZGZcce[ZgYZ
Vj[YZgE^VooVYZa8VbedVjh\Zl~]aijcY[Z^Zga^X]Vc
Y^Z8dcigVYZcÃY^ZKZgigZiZgYZgHiVYiWZo^g`ZÓWZg"
\ZWZclZgYZc#:h\^Wild]a`Z^cZcWZhhZgZc6caVhh
[“g Z^cZc HeVo^Zg\Vc\ YjgX] Y^Z b^iiZaVaiZga^X]Z!
WVX`hiZ^cgdiZ6aihiVYi#9Zc9db!YVh7Vei^hiZg^jb
jcY YZc EVaVood EjWWa^Xd b^i hZ^cZc \gd›Vgi^\Zc
;gZh`ZchX]VjZcl^gjchYVWZ^\ZcVjZgVc#9VcVX]
]VWZcH^Z[gZ^ZOZ^i[“gh^X]#K^ZaaZ^X]iWZhjX]ZcH^Z
YVhhX]ŽcZ8V[[ƒHVc9dbZc^Xd4
(#IV\!;g/HVc<^b^\cVcdjcY8]^Vci^
HX]dc kdc [ZgcZ l^c`i jch Y^Z HiVYi b^i ^]gZc
<ZhX]aZX]iZgi“gbZcZci\Z\Zc#L^gWjbbZacYjgX]
Y^Z <VhhZc ojg @daaZ\^Vih`^gX]Z# BVaZg^hX]Z LZ^c"
WZg\ZjcYY^Z[“gY^ZIdh`VcVhdine^hX]ZcOnegZhhZc
eg~\Zc Y^Z 6jhh^X]i Vj[ YZb LZ\ ^c YVh 8]^Vci^"
\ZW^Zi#:^cZLZ^cegdWZaVhhZcl^gjchc^X]iZci\Z"
]Zc#Ojg“X`^cH^ZcV!WaZ^WijchOZ^i[“gZ^\ZcZ:g`jc"
Yjc\Zc#
'%
9Vh]^hidg^hX]ZE[ZgYZ"
gZccZc[^cYZiVaa_~]ga^X]Vb
&+#6j\jhioj:]gZcYZg
?jc\[gVjBVg^VhiVii!YZg
HX]jioeVigdc^cH^ZcVh#6c
Y^ZhZbIV\kZglVcYZai
h^X]Y^ZHiVYi^cZ^cg^Zh^\Zh!
[VgWZc[gd]ZhKda`h[Zhi#
7ZgZ^ihYZg:^coj\YZg
6WdgYcjc\ZcVaaZg8dcigV"
YZcHiVYiWZo^g`ZVj[Y^Z
E^VooVYZa8Vbed^hiZ^co^\"
Vgi^\#9^ZIZ^acZ]bZgh^cY
^cb^iiZaVaiZga^X]Z@dhi“bZ
\Z`aZ^YZi!Y^Z;V]cZc"
hX]l^c\ZgkZghjX]Zc!h^X]
\Z\ZchZ^i^\^c^]gZg@jchi
oj“WZgigZ[[ZcjcYYVh
<VcoZl^gYjciZgbVaikdc
;Vc[VgZc`a~c\ZcjcYIgdb"
bZal^gWZac#LZccY^ZGZ^iZg
kdcoZ]cYZg^ch\ZhVbi
&,8dcigVYZcjbGj]bjcY
:]gZ`~be[Zc!ZggZ^X]iY^Z
6ibdhe]~gZjcYY^Z9gVbV"
i^`^]gZc=Ž]Zejc`i#
9jgX]Wjci\ZhX]b“X`iZHigV›ZcheVo^ZgZcl^goj
jcWZ`VcciZcL^c`ZacH^ZcVh#>cYZg[gZ^ZcOZ^ikdg
YZb\gd›Zc:gZ^\c^h`ŽcciZcH^ZVcYZgHZ\cjc\kdc
E[ZgYjcYGZ^iZg^cZ^cZg8dcigVYZc"@^gX]ZiZ^acZ]"
bZc#He~icVX]b^iiV\hWZ\^cciYZgegVX]ikdaaZJboj\
Vj[YZgE^VooVYZa8Vbedb^iYZcWZg“]biZc;V]cZc"
hX]l^c\Zgc#;jab^cVciZg=Ž]Zejc`i^hicVi“ga^X]YVh
heVccjc\h\ZaVYZcZE[ZgYZgZccZc#KdcjchZgZc7Va"
`dcea~ioZc]VWZcl^gZ^cZc\jiZczWZgWa^X`#
+#IV\!Bd/E^ZcoVjcYYZgEZXdg^cd
:g]dajc\ kdc YZg 6j[gZ\jc\ YZh KdgiV\Zh W^ZiZi
Y^Z ÖBdcYaVcYhX]V[iÅ YZg 8gZiZ# Kdb AZWZc YZh
]a#7ZcZY^`iZgo~]aZcY^Z;gZh`Zc^cYZg6WiZ^BdciZ
Da^kZid BV\\^dgZ# LjhhiZc H^Z! YVhh Y^Z GZcV^h"
hVcXZ"HiVYiE^ZcoVWZg“]bi^hi[“g^]gZc“WZggV\ZcYZc
EZXdg^cd4OjhVbbZcb^iZ^cZb<aVhLZ^c^hiYZg
HX]V[h`~hZZ^c<ZY^X]i#
,#IV\!9^/HVakZ!H^ZcV
>bAVj[ZYZhIV\ZhIgVch[ZgcVX];adgZcojcYG“X`"
gZ^hZeZg7V]cdYZg;aj\#
,GZ^hZiV\Z$7V]cdYZg;aj\
&'#-#Ã&-#-#
B^iildX]Ã9^ZchiV\
b^cYZhiZch&'!]ŽX]hiZch'.<~hiZ
>bGZ^hZegZ^hZci]VaiZc
™ 7V]cgZ^hZcVX];adgZcojcYojg“X`^cYZg'#@aVhhZ
dYZgA^c^Zc[aj\^cYZg:Xdcdbn"8aVhhb^i
Aj[i]VchVkdc;gVc[jgidYZgB“cX]ZccVX]
;adgZcojcYojg“X`^c`a#7V]cgZ^hZojb$kdb
6W[aj\hdgi^cYZg&#@aVhhZ!;aj\]V[Zc"jcY
H^X]Zg]Z^ih\ZW“]gZcXV#)*Î
™ IgVch[ZghjcY6jh[a“\Z^cWZfjZbZc
GZ^hZWjhhZcb^i@a^bVVcaV\Z
™ +zWZgcVX]ijc\Zcb^i;g“]hi“X`hWj[[Zi^b=diZa
6i]ZcV
™ 9deeZao^bbZgb^i7VYdYZg9jhX]ZjcYL8
™ '6WZcYZhhZc
™ :^cB^iiV\h^bW^hh!Z^cZLZ^cegdWZ
™ EVa^d"7Va`dceaVioXV#)%%Î
™ HeZo^ZaafjVa^[^o^ZgiZHijY^dhjh"GZ^hZaZ^iZg
JcYVj›ZgYZb/:^cig^iih\ZaYZg!<gjeeZcig^c`\ZaYZg!
G“X`ig^iih"jcYGZ^hZVWWgjX]"KZgh^X]Zgjc\XV#*%Î!
>c[deV`ZijcYGZ^hZa^iZgVijgXV#(%Î#
,GZ^hZiV\Z$7V]c
GZ^hZegZ^hVWÇ
:^coZao^bbZgojhX]aV\
ST 04S1B
''*%
'(%
EgZ^hZ\ZaiZcVWVaaZc7V]c]Ž[Zc^c9ZjihX]aVcY!
BA ULM 2KL
yhiZggZ^X]jcYYZgHX]lZ^o#o#7#
,GZ^hZiV\Z$;aj\
GZ^hZegZ^hVWÇ
:^coZao^bbZgojhX]aV\
6W[aj\hdgiZjcYOjhX]a~\ZVWÇ
7Zga^c
&% =VbWjg\
&%
7gZbZc
&% =VccdkZg
&%
9gZhYZc
&% @Žac
&%
=diZa6i]ZcVËËËË
9“hhZaYdg[ &% AZ^eo^\
&%
>bOZcigjbH^ZcVha^Z\iYVh
;gVc`[jgi
% B“cX]Zc
%
[Vb^a^~gZ=diZa#9dbjcYY^Z
E^VooVYZa8Vbedh^cY
WZfjZboj;j›ZggZ^X]WVg#
9^Z&%%O^bbZgh^cY`db"
[dgiVWZab^i@a^bVVcaV\Z!IK
jcYB^c^WVgVjh\ZhiViiZi#
KdcYZg`aZ^cZcIZggVhhZb^i
7Vg\Zc^Z›ibVcZ^cZchX]Ž"
cZc7a^X`Vj[Y^ZJb\ZWjc\#
ST 04S1F
''*%
'(%
o#7# AF STR B“chiZg
&%
C“gcWZg\
&%
EVYZgWdgc &%
Hijii\Vgi
&%
'&