Florence

History of Florence

Brief history of Florence summarized The great city of Florence was founded by the Romans in 59 BC. It was a colony, a settlement for retired soldiers and it was called Florentia. The new city flourished and grew under Roman rule. However, in the fourth century the Roman Empire was divided into two, East and West. In the 5th century the Germanic peoples overthrew the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire survived as the Byzantine Empire. In the 6th century the Byzantine emperor tried to reconquer Italy and there was a fight between the Byzantines and a Germanic people…