Florence, the Cradle of the Renaissance
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Florence—shown here in an image from the late 1400s—was at the heart of the Renaissance.
To experience all the wonders of the Renaissance, one had only to visit the city of Florence in the 1400s. Its economy, merchants, and intellectuals all helped make Florence the cradle of the Renaissance.
Florence was well-positioned to become a center of trade and commerce. Like...
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