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Florence, Italy Pt. 3

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January 9th 2018
Before coming to Italy, I knew very little history about the country and the city of Florence. I honestly did not even know the importance Florence had on Italy's art and culture. I was astounded to learn that the Renaissance began in Florence and that many influential artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli painted for the Medici family who commissioned these paintings. These past few days in ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more