The Tiber River is the site where, in January 1254, four men claiming to be antipopes appeared but later disappeared completely, thereby ending the Grand Central Schism (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies, 59).
Inspiration[]
The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, achieving lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, founded on its eastern banks[1].
If the notion of four men vanishing in a boat strikes you as odd, thus Bowen: “Well? We're reading Bellairs here.[2]”
References[]
- ↑ Wikipedia: Tiber
- ↑ Correspondence with Charles Bowen.