Florentine Humanists and Civic Humanism (1400–1527)

1. Salutati becomes chancellor and champions civic eloquence

   Jan 1, 1375Labels: Coluccio Salutati, Florentine Republic, Classical Latin

   • Britannica
   • Salutati

2. Greek teaching arrives in Florence under Chrysoloras

   Jan 1, 1397Labels: Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek teaching, Florence

   • MDPI
   • Britannica

3. Bruni’s “Praise of Florence” defines civic ideals

   Jan 1, 1403Labels: Leonardo Bruni, Laudatio Florentinae, Civic humanism

   • Laudatio
   • Bruni

4. Bruni appointed chancellor of the Florentine Republic

   Jan 1, 1410Labels: Leonardo Bruni, Florentine Republic, Chancellery

   • Chancellor
   • Britannica

5. Poggio rediscovers Lucretius in a German monastery

   Jan 1, 1417Labels: Poggio Bracciolini, Lucretius, Manuscript recovery

   • LindaHall
   • Lucretius

6. Council moved to Florence, boosting Greek–Latin exchange

   Jan 10, 1439Labels: Council of, Greek Latin, Florence

   • Britannica
   • UnionBull

7. Bruni dies after long tenure as chancellor

   Mar 9, 1444Labels: Leonardo Bruni, Chancellor death, Florence

   • Oxford
   • IAS

8. Peace of Lodi stabilizes Italy’s major powers

   Apr 9, 1454Labels: Peace of, Italian states, Florence

   • Britannica
   • Lodi

9. Cosimo supports Ficino’s Platonic circle at Careggi

   Jan 1, 1462Labels: Cosimo de', Marsilio Ficino, Platonic Academy

   • SEP
   • Academy

10. Pico writes “Oration on the Dignity of Man”

    Jan 1, 1486Labels: Giovanni Pico, Oration on, 900 theses

    • Britannica
    • SEP Pico

11. Medici expelled as Charles VIII enters Florence

    Nov 1, 1494Labels: Medici expulsion, Charles VIII, Florence

    • Brill
    • PBS

12. Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities signals cultural backlash

    Feb 7, 1497Labels: Girolamo Savonarola, Bonfire of, Florence

    • Vanities
    • Savonarola

13. Savonarola executed; Machiavelli begins chancery career

    Jun 19, 1498Labels: Girolamo Savonarola, Niccol Machiavelli, Florence chancery

    • Cambridge
    • Savonarola

14. Soderini elected gonfaloniere for life in republic reforms

    Sep 22, 1502Labels: Piero Soderini, Gonfaloniere for, Florentine reforms

    • Soderini
    • Firefiandre

15. Siege of Florence ends last republic; Medici restored

    Aug 10, 1530Labels: Siege of, Medici restoration, Final republic

    • Siege
    • Guicciardini