Lorenzo
de’ Medici (1449-1492) was an Italian politician who, in effect, though not in
title, ruled the Florentine Republic during part of the Italian Renaissance. He
was extremely interested in the arts and supported (was a patron of) many Italian
Renaissance artists including Michelangelo and Botticelli.
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In 550 B.C.E. Cyrus the Great, the leader of the Persians, conquered the Medes and united the Iranian people under one ruler for the first time. Cyrus became the first king of the PersianEmpire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.
