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Vezi oferta la libris.roTwo manuscripts in one book: n House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty House of Borgia: A Captivating Guide to the Borgias and Their Feuds with the Medici Family, Sforza Dynasty, and Girolamo Savonarola n Meet the Medici family, who, in some ways, can be considered to be the godfathers of the Renaissance. They patronized Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli, among many other famous artists. They helped to recover many famous ancient Roman and Greek writings and built academies to encourage the spread of learning. n In the first part of this book, you will discover: n The humble beginnings of a family that is estimated to have made over one hundred twenty billion dollars in today's currency Cosimo the Great, the true founder of the Medici dynasty, who built the city of Florence into one of the greatest cities on Earth Cosimo's son Lorenzo, called the Magnificent for his athletic abilities, knowledge, wisdom, and desire to improve not only the lives of his family but also those throughout Europe Lorenzo's Platonic Academy, where the greatest minds of the Renaissance gathered to discuss and debate the great questions of both the age and human existence The bloody attempt on Lorenzo's life and his swift revenge The growth of Florence into both a city of great culture and great pleasure Savonarola, the religious fanatic who terrified Lorenzo and who ruled a city by fear and was finally burned at the stake himself The M
