Verstehen · Kapitel 8
History & Renaissance
The history of Florence is the history of Western civilization: From the Etruscans through the Roman colony, the medieval trade empire of the Medici, and the birth of the Renaissance to modern Italy — a city that changed the world.
3 Abschnitte in diesem Kapitel
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From the Etruscans to the Middle Ages
Florence was founded as a Roman colony Florentia in 59 BC — "the Flourishing." But the hill of Fiesole had been an Etru…
2
The Medici — Rulers and Patrons
No family has shaped a city like the Medici did Florence. For over three centuries (circa 1400–1737), they determined t…
3
The Renaissance — Why Florence?
The Renaissance (Rinascimento) — the "rebirth" of ancient culture — did not begin in Florence by chance. Several factor…
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