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3 09, 2017

Early Roman republic – ancient Rome

By |2018-04-25T09:56:08-07:00September 3rd, 2017|History, Romans|Comments Off on Early Roman republic – ancient Rome

Bust of a man (Rome, ca. 300 BC) Around 500 BC, just as democracy was getting started in Athens, the Roman aristocrats (the rich people) decided they didn't want to be ruled by Etruscan kings anymore. [...]

2 09, 2017

Rome – the late Republic – Ancient Rome

By |2019-08-04T09:35:05-07:00September 2nd, 2017|History, Romans|Comments Off on Rome – the late Republic – Ancient Rome

The Roman Empire in the Late Republic Rome rules the Mediterranean Sea By 146 BC, after the Third Punic War, the Romans were the only important power left in the Mediterranean Sea, and [...]

7 08, 2017

Niccolo Machiavelli – The Prince – Florence

By |2019-11-21T09:20:53-08:00August 7th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Niccolo Machiavelli – The Prince – Florence

Niccolo Machiavelli When did Machiavelli live? Around 1500 AD, Machiavelli was working for the government in the city-state of Florence. Florence was smack in the middle of the Renaissance, which meant that everybody [...]

3 08, 2017

Late medieval Florence – the Medici

By |2018-04-10T22:50:25-07:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Late medieval Florence – the Medici

Lorenzo de' Medici In the early 1400s AD, a few rich families ruled the city-state of Florence in northern Italy. With the Holy Roman Empire very weak, these families ran Florence as an independent country. But most people in [...]

3 08, 2017

Venice – Early Medieval Italy

By |2018-04-16T10:32:29-07:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Venice – Early Medieval Italy

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy (about 1100 AD) During the fall of the Roman Empire, in the 400s AD, people who lived along the north-east coast of Italy didn't feel safe. Central [...]

2 08, 2017

Republic of Florence – Medieval Italy

By |2019-06-10T21:04:22-07:00August 2nd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Republic of Florence – Medieval Italy

Romanesque baptistery in the Republic of Florence, Italy Florence ruled by Matilda of Canossa The last of the Carolingian Holy Roman Emperors died in 924 AD. Then northern Italy - including Florence and nearby Genoa [...]

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