{"id":41,"date":"2026-02-11T21:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:01:02","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_20260131_215705_317-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_20260131_215705_317-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_20260131_215705_317-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_20260131_215705_317-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcorubboli.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_20260131_215705_317.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><em>I am Marco Rubboli, Author of Historical Fantasy &amp; Historical Martial Arts Researcher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fantasy rooted in history.<br>Martial knowledge shaped by practice.<br>Stories forged in steel and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><br>Marco Rubboli is a top-level Historical European Martial Arts instructor and has been several times a national Hema champion in Italy. 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