Few families have shaped a city and a civilization quite like the Medicis. Known for being patrons of the arts, they funded many of the most famous Renaissance art pieces and scientific advancements.

The Medici family evokes wealth and power for those who are familiar with the lasting imprint this famous family left on their native city - Florence, Italy. They transformed Florence from a ...

For almost 500 years, historians have been debating what actually caused the deaths of two representatives of one of the most influential Renaissance families, the Medici. Some believed that they were ...