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1. www.history.com › topics › renaissanceRenaissance Period: Timeline, Art & Facts | HISTORY

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   Apr 4, 2018 · The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy, a place with a rich cultural history where wealthy citizens could afford to support budding artists. Members of the powerful Medici family, which...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_FlorenceHistory of Florence - Wikipedia

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   Written history of Florence traditionally begins in 59 BC, when the Romans founded the village for army veterans, and reportedly dedicated it to the god Mars. According to some stories, the city was founded for precise political and strategic reasons; in 62 BC, Fiesole (a region in Florence) was a cove for Catilines , and Caesar wanted an ...

4. www.history.com › topics › renaissanceItalian Renaissance - Da Vinci, Galileo & Humanism - HISTORY

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   Oct 18, 2010 · Florence, where the Italian Renaissance began, was an independent republic. It was also a banking and commercial capital and, after London and Constantinople, the third-largest city in Europe....

5. www.youtube.com › watchFlorence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2

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   The Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in ...

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6. www.britannica.com › place › FlorenceFlorence | Italy, History, Geography, & Culture | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Florence was founded as a Roman military colony about the 1st century bce, and during its long history it has been a republic, a seat of the duchy of Tuscany, and a capital (1865–70) of Italy. During the 14th–16th century Florence achieved preeminence in commerce and finance, learning, and especially the arts.

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   Aug 18, 2019 · For centuries the Italian city of Florence has been a hub of trade and commerce, and an historic center for art and architecture. Jane Pauley explores Florentine history. (Originally...

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   When did Florence become a city?

   • Florence experienced a long period of civic revival beginning in the 10th century and was governed from 1115 by an autonomous medieval commune.

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   Why was Florence important in the Renaissance?

   • Florence, where the Italian Renaissance began, was an independent republic. It was also a banking and commercial capital and, after London and Constantinople, the third-largest city in Europe. Wealthy Florentines flaunted their money and power by becoming patrons, or supporters, of artists and intellectuals.

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   When did Florence become part of Tuscany?

   • Peace returned under Lombard rule in the 6th century. Conquered by Charlemagne in 774, Florence became part of the March of Tuscany, whose capital was Lucca. The population began to grow again and commerce prospered. In 854, Florence and Fiesole were united in one county.

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   What happened in Florence in 1345?

   • In 1345, Florence was the scene of an attempted strike by wool carders ( ciompi ), who in 1378 rose up in a brief revolt against oligarchic rule known as the Revolt of the Ciompi. After their suppression, the city came under the sway of the Albizzi family, bitter rivals of the Medici family, between 1382 and 1434.

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   How did the Florentine dynasty influence Italy?

   • Scholars still marvel that this small city of moneylenders and cloth makers without much political or military power rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. The Florentine vernacular became the Italian language, and the local coin, the florin, became a world monetary standard.

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   What happened during the Siege of Florence?

   • The 10-month Siege of Florence (1529–1530) by the Spanish ended the Republic of Florence and Alessandro de' Medici became the ruler of the city. The siege brought the destruction of its suburbs, the ruin of its export business and the confiscation of its citizens' wealth.

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9. www.history.com › topics › renaissanceMedici Family: Cosimo, Lorenzo & Catherine | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Beginning in 1434 with the rise to power of Cosimo de Medici (or Cosimo the Elder), the family’s patronage of the arts and humanities made Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance, Europe’s...