Crescentius The Elder

Crescentius the Elder was a 10th century politician and aristocrat in Rome who played a part in the papal appointment.

Read more about Crescentius The Elder:  Family, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Boniface VII, Later Life

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    Man is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep.
    —Pliny The Elder (23–79)