Column C14: Christian Hell - the levels of Dante's Inferno As a lot of literature about demons talks about hell, it seems appropriate to tabulate its environs according to its most popular recorder, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The levels are shown in descending order from the comparative comfort of good pagans, unbaptised souls, ancient philosophers, poets, and Old Testament Patriarchs to the deepest damnation of traitors.