The Arno river, which cuts through the old part of the city, is part of Florentine history, as many of artists, poets and politicians who lived here. Follow Italy Heritage on Facebook. Info Altitude: 50 m a. Florence's history began with the establishment in 59 BC of a settlement called Florentia for Roman veterans. The seat of a bishopric from the beginning of the 4th century AD, it was under Byzantine, Ostrogoth, Lombard and Frankish rule, during which the population dropped to below 1, Governed from by an autonomous commune, the city was plunged into internal strife by the 13th-century struggle between the Ghibellines, supporters of the German emperor, and the Guelphs siding with the Pope, who after their victory split in turn into "White" and "Black" factions led respectively by Vieri de Cerchi and Corso Donati.
These struggles led to the exile of the White Guelphs, one of whom was Dante Alighieri. In spite of the long political conflict became one of the most powerful in Europe, assisted by her own strong gold currency, the florin introduced in , the eclipse of her formerly rival Pisa defeated by Genoa in and subjugated by Florence in , and the rule of its mercantile elite. By continuing to browse this site you accept this policy cookies.
For an even greater experience and higher customer satisfaction, drop by and eat biscotti! To find out more on the boring stuff, click here. Book now! Yes, they are missing out. This sceptred isle. Root of all evil. Ethical conundrums. This sporting life. Stage and screen. Birds and the bees. Nick Davies, Amsterdam, Netherlands Places of great size and importance are generally known worldwide, and are therefore given specific names. For example, London in French is Londres, whereas Birmingham is Birmingham Sandy, Paussac, France It is of course mainly the best known and most important towns whose names get translated - though present day fame and importance matter less than that of the past.
I suspect that places visited by English tourists doing the 'Grand Tour' of Europe are particularly likely to have been anglicised. Difficulty of pronunciation is presumably another factor most famously the transformation of 'Ypres' into 'Wipers' by British soldiers in WW1. It can cause confusion - the first time I went to Italy, I wanted to return via Paris, and almost missed my train because it was going to 'Parigi' - a destination I had never heard of, but which, from the name, was clearly in Italy, not France.
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