Dante Alighieri is most widely known as the author of the Divine Comedy which has stood the test of time and has seen him dubbed as one of the most influential Italian poets of the Late Middle Ages. Alongside his awe-inspiring poetry, he was also highly regarded as a philosopher - well, the two kind of go hand in hand don't they?
His most popular piece, the Divine Comedy, was epic in every sense of the word. His world-famous poem comprised of three segments, which represented the three tiers of the Christian afterlife; purgatory, heaven and hell. He lived to the relatively old age of 56 and met his demise in 1321. But his work proved to play a vital part in the inspiration of Western artists long after his death. He left quite the legacy.