Centuria IV

Fifty-seven quatrains of the fourth centuria — ports, plagues and cities that drown, deciphered one by one.

The Powerless Prince

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iv · Quatrain Iv — The Powerless Prince

This quatrain relates to the period of your century, when a prince of an old house will want power, but will not receive it. Does he know what country this is? These are Arab countries. It is difficult to see.…

The Gascon Fields

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iv · Quatrain Iii — The Gascon Fields

This quatrain relates to the time of troubles and to how the Antichrist will seize most of France, but not Paris. He will conquer most of the southern provinces of France and will try to penetrate into Italy, as well…

The Sinking Pearl

Antique engraving illustrating Nostradamus's Centuria Iv · Quatrain I — The Sinking Pearl

Venice was in his time a great maritime state. In your time it is slowly sinking into a stagnant swamp. This quatrain marks the fall of this city, this beautiful pearl. In connection with the ongoing changes and the rise…