Tommaso Campanella
![Portrait of Campanella by [[Francesco Cozza (painter)|Francesco Cozza]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Cozza_Tommaso_Campanella.jpg)
Campanella was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and was confined to house arrest for two years. Accused of conspiring against the Spanish rulers of Calabria in 1599, he was tortured and sent to prison, where he spent 27 years. He wrote his most significant works during this time, including ''The City of the Sun'', a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society where property is held in common. Provided by Wikipedia