How the Renaissance (re)invented Ancient Rome
On this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Ada Palmer and I discuss how the Italian Renaissance transformed our understanding of antiquity. Check out Ada's book, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of the Golden Age" My other channels: @toldinstone and @scenicroutestothepast 0:00 Myth of a golden age 9:45 Triggers for the Renaissance 19:05 Why Florence looms so large 29:20 Classical knowledge as power 41:18 Unintelligible Renaissance Latin 48:00 Medieval vs. Renaissance classicism 52:12 From Petrarch to Machiavelli 1:01:50 Renaissance syncretism 1:12:00 Renaissance humanism 1:26:25 Conclusion
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