The commons were on their side, the moderate men, the party of law, the lovers of republican government, and for the most part the magistrates; but
Political Life and The Divine Comedy
In ancient history all that is most memorable and instructive gathers round cities; civilization and empire were concentrated within
Dante Composes The Divine Comedy
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: A Very Personal Poem.IntroductionDante’s Divine Comedy was the great
Lorenzo de Medici Leaves Magnificent Florence
The end came when he was literally in his prime. Only forty-two years of age, he might reasonably have looked forward to many years of active work and
Lorenzo the Magnificent Fosters the Renaissance
"I dislike these Ultramontanes and barbarians beginning to interfere in Italy. We are so disunited and so deceitful that I believe that nothing but
Lorenzo’s Diplomacy Amidst Conflicts
No sooner had the presence of the Turks at Otranto, in the extreme southeast of Italy, been rendered a thing of the past by the surrender of the
Lorenzo Becomes “the Magnificent”
The final decade of Lorenzo's life constituted the midsummer bloom of the Tuscan renaissance, the meridian of the intellectual and artistic supremacy
The Renaissance Progresses in Florence
At an early date he perceived that the new art would be of little value if there were not careful press readers. He was therefore among the first to
Lorenzo de Medici’s Peace Offensive
It was the Renaissance card which won the trick. With startling boldness, yet with consummate art, Lorenzo played the game of flattering