The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance

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Content: Medici leaders and rulers in Florence -- High noon -- Origins of a dynasty. Ancient beginnings The origins of the Medici bank Giovanni's legacy Cosimo rising The moment of truth -- Out of the darkness. The Medici in exile The dawn of Humanism East meets West Art reborn : the egg dome and the human statue 'Father of the country' Piero the Gouty -- The Prince and the Prophet of Doom. The Renaissance Prince Murder in the cathedral Plato in the piazzas A succession of masters The tide turns The Bonfire of the Vanities -- The Pope and the Protestant. 'Il Gigante' : a statue of biblical proportions Rome : the Medici's new home Machiavelli meets his match Rome and the Lion Pope The Pope and the Protestant The Papacy stays in the family -- The battle for truth. A grim aftermath Aristocratic rule Medici : European royalty Godfathers of the scientific Renaissance Godfathers no more? Finale.