![]() ![]() But we must also remember he inherited Florence when he was 20 and had to face a conspiracy that ended his brother's life, and almost his own, when he was barely 29. Yes, he commissioned great works of art and gave us a great ending to that first part of the Renaissance that were the 1400s. ![]() Yes, his silver tongue and diplomatic skill saved Florence more than once. ![]() Most depictions of him paint the man as a great statesman, diplomat, and patron of the arts. One such character, and one I enjoy teaching about, is Lorenzo de Medici, the de facto ruler of Florence during the latter part of the 1400s. ![]() I want my students to feel connected to them, to understand they felt like we feel and dreamt like we dream. In class, I teach the good and the bad of every important character that has done something to shape human civilisation. This narrative detaches them from our reality and doesn't let us relate to them. The main problem I face is that most people get their historical information from movies and TV shows that paint historical figures as some sort of superhumans. One thing I try to instill in my students' minds is to teach them to see historical figures as regular men and women like you or me. ![]()
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