▁the ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁bar n , ▁the ▁only ▁comfort ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁rap azz ola ▁, ▁a ▁rud iment ary ▁bed , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁be asts . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁sometimes ▁visited , ▁for ▁the ▁inn , ▁to ▁warm ▁up ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁wine ▁of ▁the ▁wine ▁cell ar , ▁to ▁discuss ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁to ▁t une ▁up ▁a ▁song ▁" a ▁b rac cio ". ▁ ▁Ro ots ▁in ▁Northern ▁Italian ▁military ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁mer cen ary ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁centuries ▁in ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁( called ▁caval ieri ) ▁r iding ▁in ▁su its ▁of ▁arm or ▁w ield ing ▁the ▁ma zza ▁( ma ce ) ▁pers ists ▁in ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁but tero . ▁Many ▁past oral ists ▁of ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁found ▁better ▁pay ▁as ▁mer cen aries ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁but ▁when ▁un emp loy ed ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁past oral ▁l ifest yle . ▁They ▁brought ▁back ▁their ▁acc out re ments ▁of ▁battle ▁and ▁adapted ▁them , ▁wh ims ically , ▁to ▁ ▁her ding . ▁ ▁Current ▁roles ▁in ▁Italian ▁society ▁▁ ▁With ▁only ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁large ▁her ds ▁still ▁t ended ▁by ▁but ter i ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁un sp o iled ▁national ▁park ▁of ▁Mare m ma ▁( the ▁rest ▁of ▁Italy ' s ▁liv est ock ▁largely ▁raised ▁by ▁commercial ▁concerns ), ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁but ter i ▁is ▁still ▁rel ived ▁outside