In ancient Rome, the leading patrons were the old patrician families which had retaimed their wealth and prestiege. Some of them were the Metallii, the Cornelii, the Claudii, the Valerii and the Fabii.
Florence, Milan, Mantua, Venice, Rome, Naples, Urbino, Ferrara.
The main cities of Italy are (in order of the size of the urban agglomeration): Milan, Rome, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Florence, Catania, Genoa, Bologna, Bari, Venice and Verona.
There were more than three, but three prominent Italian cities during the renaissance were Venice, Florence and Bologna,
Turin was the capital of Italy and it's predecessor state; and remained so to 1865 when replaced with Florence. Florence remained in this position until the capture of Rome in 1870.
Mussolini?
The Medici family.
Milan is more than twice the distance from Rome than Florence is... Rome to Florence - 284km. Rome to Milan - 582km. Source: Google Earth.
In Florence and Milan.
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Florence is about 1 1/2 hours from Rome by train. Rome is three hours by train to Milan.
Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Piazza
Rome, Venice, Florence, and Milan.
Rome, Milan, Florence, Pisa, are just some
Florence, Rome, Milan, etc..
only in Milan
Rome and Milan are the 2 largest cities is Italy.
Florence, Milan, Mantua, Venice, Rome, Naples, Urbino, Ferrara.