History Summarized: Florence

[@theyoungottoman3533]

Cante dei Gabrielli and the Guelfi Neri: "You're exiled, Dante." Dante: "Oh yeah? Wait until you see what I write you in as in my fanfiction."

[@dylanchouinard6141]

The Divine Comedy was essentially Dante’s cringe compilation

[@lkcdarzadix6216]

@@dylanchouinard6141 all fanfiction are cringe compilation

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

@@lkcdarzadix6216 Definitely *not* all of it. But when it rains, it pours - there's no denying that.

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

Welp mate I finally I found you

[@nobu9705]

I strongly identify with Dante now 😂

[@q345ify]

Fun Fact: When Anna Maria Louisa de Medici- the last lineal descendant of the House of Medici- died her will donated all of the art the Medici had gained throughout the centuries to Tuscany with the specific condition that they never be removed from Florence thus paving the way for Florence becoming one of the first European cities to have a significant tourism industry

[@neutronalchemist3241]

She did it because the Habsburgs had serious intentions to transfer all to Vienna. She didn't infact manage to save the family's jewels. The Habsburgs appropriated them with the pretext they were not art.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@neutronalchemist3241 They were not art.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Sounds smart.

[@akrinornoname2769]

@@johnnotrealname8168 Tell that to a goldsmith

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@akrinornoname2769 It is not art pure and simple and I will try.

[@bobbluered8984]

Florence: I'm so excited to build the best dome in the history of domes. Plague: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

[@arvinbuensalida6239]

Bob Bluered its city’s

[@alexv3357]

To be fair the plague said that about a lot of people

[@aquicha8168]

I used to hang out on the roof when I was running from guards.

[@eclipserepeater2466]

People being bothered by archetypical youtube comments memes is the best archetypical youtube comments meme.

[@TechreflexHD]

@@Chad_Eldridge What the hell are you talking about

[@Hrabns]

“See I’m only biased towards liking Florence so much because I’m right” We love you Blue you’re such a smartass

[@thealeph165]

"I wish I would've put /s at the end of The Prince" - Niccolo Machiavelli

[@servantprincess3079]

"Florence...is the freaking coolest!" Me remembering my study abroad trip there: Heck yeah it is!

[@jakobraahauge7299]

I went to Rome - and because everybody thought I was Italian I got scorned a lot for not behaving like an Italian 😅 I guess I'd have liked Florence better? 🤭

[@alexsylvian3594]

I went Rome --> Florence --> Venice. And then to Vienna. Kinda enjoyed Rome the most tho.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@jakobraahauge7299 What do you mean?

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@alexsylvian3594 I think the problem with Italy (especially Rome) is that it's art and stuff are so abundant that to change the city would ruin the Tourist appeal meaning it cannot improve significantly.

[@p.f.886]

@@johnnotrealname8168 well, it can actually. Look at Milan, for example. Milan is the richest city in Italy and one of the main economic centres of Europe and very important in the world too. Milan has its beautiful art, historical buildings and such, but it also has lots of modern stuff, many skyscrapers and a huge metro (Milan has the highest skyscraper of Italy, higher than those in Turin, Naples, Rome, and such). Milan is an example of how the modern can easily coexist with the old. A beautiful union of past and present.

[@damedesuka77]

Blue: Santa Maria del Fiore. Me: *Assassin’s Creed nostalgia intensifies*

[@zelktheinvader7874]

Me too

[@TrashMaggie]

helios396 hahahha

[@joelv.6209]

THE AUDITORE ARE NOT DEAD, I AM STILL HERE!

[@joshuamcclung8362]

EZIO! EZIO AUDITORE!

[@witheredbonnie9268]

helios396 same

[@OverlySarcasticProductions]

I goofed at 9:06 - Cosimo I was NOT appointed First Duke of Florence in 1532. Alessandro De Medici was the first Duke in 1532, Cosimo only began to rule 5 years later, in 1537. Thank you to Seth C on Discord for catching that! Here's the deal: The "Duchy of FLORENCE" existed from 1532 to 1569 (nice) and Alessandro was the first duke. Midway through Cosimo I's rule, the title changed to the "*Grand* Duchy of TUSCANY", which it remained for the next 300 years. My mistake happened because Cosimo I was the first *Grand Duke*, and I forgot about Alexander entirely. Completely my goof. -B

[@ilmisteriosofranceseradene7548]

As a Florentine, i really liked this video of yours, you condensed so much into such little time! However, if i had a small complaint, i feel like you shoutld have talked about Catherine and Anna Maria Luisa.

[@blackhatfreak]

Stop saying Italians, Italy didn't become a nation till 1861 and it's insulting that the people prior to the creation just like it's insulting to group all Indians, yes that is the correct term just ask them, as Indians only and not individual tribes.

[@ilmisteriosofranceseradene7548]

What are you talking about? I know absolutely nobody that would be offended from being called Italian, in fact, many people from the time before the unification of Italy deliberately called themselves Italian as an exhortation to the ideal, Machiavelli and Mazzini are those off the top of my head.

[@alexanderthegreat11]

How could you forget about me?

[@mathy4605]

@@blackhatfreak The whole peninsula has been referred to by (some form of) “Italy” since at least the Roman times. And people living in said peninsula were (and still are) Italians, regardless of their national status on paper.

[@ariavachier-lagravech.6910]

"era defining self-insert fanfic" That makes my day more than necessary.

[@Crosshill]

the quran was a mary sue self-insert fic on the expanded abrahamic universe and the aeniad was a commissioned fanfic sequel to the illiad

[@Cato_Minor]

@@Crosshill quran is the dlc Bible

[@danwar2489]

@@Cato_Minor Nah, it's set in the universe but not the same canon (since the Quran doesn't recognize Jesus as the Messiah as established in the Bible and instead treats him as just another prophet).

[@Cato_Minor]

@@danwar2489 Quran is the aldi version of the bible in that case

[@anti-macro]

Lorenzo de Medici: *Italian man **_LITERALLY_** too angry to die* Fun fact: The Pazzi conspiracy was such a huge event and Lorenzo's vengeance so great, that *TO THIS DAY* "Pazzi" means "Crazy people" in Italian

[@Apollo_ITA]

Pazzi is the multiplitive of pazzo "crazy" in English and it isn't bcuz of that it's bcuz Dante used it and when Mameli made the language we now call Italian he got a miriad of words from Dante

[@alexlascu2136]

Ezio wiped out the pazzi

[@Nublet864]

Blue: *makes video about Florence * Venice: *starts hanging up "welcome home cheater" sign*

[@Dancinfanz]

Nublet864 it’s all that damn art 🖼. Apparently big boats aren’t good enough for blue now.

[@blackvial]

How could he do Venice dirty like that?

[@merrittanimation7721]

Venice: I THOUGHT WHAT WE HAD WAS SPECIALLLLL!

[@Crosshill]

maybe florence is now my no2 fav, after venice. dont worry venice, florence may have art but the dramatic irony of your timeline -is- art

[@elchkeksfwf7901]

I don't even want to Imagine him talking about Genoa...

[@rox9636]

"This was a grande uff" mi ha fatto ridere più del dovuto

[@chuck2703]

Molto bene!

[@_franci]

Rick rox lo stavo per commentare io. È confortante trovare altri italiani in quest’angolo di KZbin

[@giacomopiccinini9157]

Bella regaz

[@giacomofasulo3861]

Amo la mia lingua

[@michelemartini4320]

AVE fratelli italici

[@SanguiphiliaTV]

I went on a trip to Italy years ago and we stopped in Florence for a few days. I hadn't known anything about it other than it's name before getting there but I instantly fell in love with it. Imagine never seeing a picture of the duomo and then seeing it in person, it was incredible! There was so much art, artisans and crafters, and musicians everywhere. It is such a beautiful place.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

I've lived and worked here in Florence for the past 34 years-it's a nice place to visit, but a difficult place in which to live. It's an almost disfunctional town, and it's very hard to get anything actually done. Here, "urgent" means "within a month." It's not uncommon to have a water pipe burst and have to wait several days before a plumber will come, for example. Why do I stay? My job is here (I'm the director of an art academy).

[@moonyasnow36]

Red, Blue, I just can’t describe how much I love your channel. History, Anthropology, Literature and M E M E S. What more could anyone ask for?

[@sorasilverstar144]

Here here to that!!

[@kaitlynburke9511]

@cak01vej (on Halloween) count of Monte Cristo,like red mentioned In the wild hunt video?

[@kaitlynburke9511]

@@sorasilverstar144 here here

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

@@sorasilverstar144 It's actually spelled "hear, hear." It's to do with listening to something that's being proposed.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

@@kaitlynburke9511 It's actually spelled "hear, hear." It's to do with listening to something that's being proposed.

[@stevenchoza6391]

Last time I was this early, Blue was still sitting on that chair. Seriously, what happened to that room?

[@niapurdue230]

Red stole it.

[@mobius-q873]

@@niapurdue230 she turned it into a myth room

[@nemo_is_real]

@@niapurdue230 you stole my answer

[@giantmastersword]

You expect blue to be sitting down when he's talking about the true love of his life: domes?

[@mobius-q873]

@@giantmastersword dont tell him about the middle east he'll never win in nnn ever after going there

[@joshuamcclung8362]

“Where else could the renaissance start?” *Urbino rocking in the corner sad-eating ice cream*

[@merrittanimation7721]

That comment hurt him more than the lance did.

[@smoothmasterz]

Oh good, I wasn't the only one that felt that shade...

[@joshuamcclung8362]

Merritt Animation I’m guessing the lance took his eye?

[@merrittanimation7721]

Joshua Mcclung Yep. In a jousting tournament no less.

[@joshuamcclung8362]

Merritt Animation huh. Idk why but that really fits with his personality 😂

[@myrrdyn]

Every time I hear of the fight between the Medici and Pazzi family, it makes me laugh that in Italian "Medici" means doctors/physicians and "Pazzi" means madmen

[@LunaticoniSolar]

Ikr

[@robbietrusty5252]

No one way the Pazzi did the conspiracy

[@saltmerchant749]

Blue loves Florence and Machiavelli almost as much as Rome.

[@Yora21]

I think more.

[@blackvial]

Only topped by his love for Venice

[@rawovunlapin8201]

@@blackvial and *_D O M E S_*

[@saltmerchant749]

@@blackvial Nah he's ashamed of his love of venice for what they did to Constantinople.

[@Crosshill]

@@saltmerchant749 it only made me love venice all the more, though maybe im just subconsciously hating the byzantines because i fell out with a friend who had a slight god complex and dreamt of becoming a byzantine emperor

[@KaiserAfini]

*Blue:* "Florence was the coolest" *Serenissima:* "The have smart folk, but they are no Venetians" *Urbino:* You do not want to start a fight with us, we have a badass mercenary philosopher duke, The Federico de Montefeltro.

[@saahiliyer11]

Frederico: loses use of an eye. Also Frederico: “Well, time to cut out a chunk of my nose so I can use my good eye’s peripheral vision”

[@Crosshill]

a mercenary philosopher duke, is that what plato was raving on about in his feverdream as he wrote the State?

[@KaiserAfini]

@@Crosshill The Republic? Nah, he was speaking about a philosopher king. A Duke is 2 steps removed from that, wielding considerably less power (in this case, one very prosperous city far removed from the seat of political power). In addition, Montefeltro's son was not as competent. So his lack of forethought regarding succession made Urbino's light dim with his passing.

[@Crosshill]

@@KaiserAfini wow a duke is not a king i sure have learned something new

[@KaiserAfini]

@@Crosshill I was not trying to be impolite, but just point out his correspondence in the peerage system was not quite what Plato intended. A duke is a really high position, wielding a lot of power, prestige and wealth. Above there is only the archduke, who only responds to the king. The archduke is either someone with legendary accomplishments or the successor to the throne. They are almost as powerful as the king, as in "assume this person speaks with near equal levels of authority, unless the king states otherwise". What I mean is that Urbino was a prosperous, well defended, intellectually flourishing city. But its political influence was still limited to its remote hills. Italy certainly benefited from its legacy, but it never had the centralized authority needed to grant Montefeltro the authority of a philosopher king.

[@IlleScrutator]

Eh sì, la Peste Nera fu davvero un grandissimo oof (Yeah, the Black Death was really a very big oof). Brilliant video, and salutoni from under the tuscan sun!

[@toprak3479]

"I'm only biased because I'm right." It's a simple spell but quite unbreakable

[@mythosandlogos]

“Applying ancient ideas to a Christian context with a focus on the individual” is a beautiful and concise explanation of the Renaissance. My biggest pet peeve is the idea that medieval people were somehow just stupid and gullible, when looking at their works is proof otherwise. Well done!

[@trainjackson63]

Probably only a little more stupid and gullible than people are nowadays.

[@anegaute]

Just that people from previous historie times were dumb, period.

[@krankarvolund7771]

"On the island of Elba" Me, as a french: I know that island....

[@LucasDeziderio]

_Sad Napoleon noises_

[@johnnotrealname8168]

What?

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@johnnotrealname8168 Elba was the first island where Napoleon was exiled, between the fall of the Empire and the 100 days ^^

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@krankarvolund7771 Oh so not the one he died at and allegedly died receiving Extreme Unction.

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@johnnotrealname8168 Why do you precise "receiving extreme onction"? XD No, that was the island of Saint-Helena, (Sainte Hélène, in french, I translate from scratch :p), because well english thought that Elba was too close from Europe after the Hundred Days and Waterloo :p

[@couchcommander5280]

"Diss the ezio trilogy at your own peril" Ah yes, a man of culture

[@triumphantking8549]

History Summarized: Lebanon (Trust me you’re gonna find that a hell lot of things happened in this small country)

[@The-Plaguefellow]

Blue: *_Doesn't actually do much more than a generalistic history because it isn't European enough to fawn over_*

[@Anaverageguy41]

@@The-Plaguefellow Orrrrrrrr It isn't a unified region long enough for substantial historical documents to last long enough that are easy enough to understand/translate/significant enough to do shit about

[@MarfSantangelo]

@@Anaverageguy41 Nah, he has a point, his video on the history of Brazil was pretty weak.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Boy do I like cedar trees.

[@triumphantking8549]

Comm243 Well we had Romans, Greeks, our own Civilization called Phoenicia who was the most advanced civilization during it’s times (ESPECIALLY in Navigation and Ship building) and it is considered a European Civilization by certain historians (and by me) because the Phoenicians shared mixed mythological and religious myths with the Greeks and in one of those stories, it tells how a Phoenician man (I forgot the name sry) goes to Greece in order to save his sister who was kidnapped by Zeus (I think you know the thing with him kidnapping girls and wives) and ends up teaching the Phoenician Alphabet (yes because the Phoenicians were the first to invent the Alphabet) After the Fall of the Roman Empire, we had the Byzantines then the Arab Muslims then the Crusaders then the Mamluks then the Ottomans then the French then independence Also, Lebanon is mentioned 70 times in the Bible so you kind of know it was a big deal at the time

[@gideonjones8088]

I saw the title and was genuinely worried for a moment that Blue might give himself a heart attack out of pure, uncontrollable excitement at getting to do a whole video on Florence.

[@merrittanimation7721]

Savonarola: "That's a nice Renaissance you have there, it would be a shame if someone burned it in an attempt to purge the city of moral decadence."

[@andynonymous6769]

Why was he so pissed?

[@sofiafalciani7984]

You have no idea how much it increase our pride when even a single talk about our city

[@samuelchelli3329]

Especially if it's OSP

[@deayyea]

I'm madly in love with your city.....have been for a while.

[@travisbloom2226]

Ironically when I found OSP I was studying in Florence for a semester. This is one of my favorite memories and I'm glad that this channel is part of it.

[@bekkaanneee]

florence is one of my favorite cities in the world, and i never tire of hearing about it's long and winding history.

[@tegosauras99]

Went to Florence as part of high school senior trip through Italy, and it is definitely one of the most amazing cities I’ve ever been too. The history, art, food, and the views are some of the best I saw in the whole country! The fact that I could stand on the Ponte Vecchio in the same place Ezio does when he has his fight in AC2 was also just as awesome!

[@jennierose7696]

No one: Literally no one: Not even the Medici: Blue: DOMES

[@sofiafalciani7984]

FUN FACT : we still use Pazzi/e or Pazzo/a as sinonimuos for crazy because we still remember what they did as the stupidest thing anyone could do

[@somecoolassassin6779]

blue:talks about florence me: ezios family theme plays in the backround "its a good life we lead brother", "the best may it never change", "and may it never change us" nostalgia overload

[@raf015_2]

I'm so proud of begin Italian because I live in the country where people like Michelangelo, Leonardo and Lorenzo de' Medici were born. I love Florence like it was my own city and everytime I visit it my heart blooms with joy. This video was great Blue, ottimo lavoro! Love from Umbria ❤

[@Rook1e117]

Man, I really like Florence. Aside from the massive amounts of Assassin's Creed nostalgia I've got for the place, I've actually been there in person and it really is just an absolutely beautiful city. Blue is right - Florence is the shit, especially the Duomo. Hell, Tuscany itself is an insanely beautiful place to see, filled with more historical landmarks than you can shake a stick at. My verdict? Seen it, loved it, and I'm excited to go again.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

I've lived and worked here in Florence for the past 34 years-it's a nice place to visit, but a difficult place in which to live. It's an almost disfunctional town, and it's very hard to get anything actually done. Here, "urgent" means "within a month." It's not uncommon to have a water pipe burst and have to wait several days before a plumber will come, for example. Why do I stay? My job is here (I'm the director of an art academy).

[@valeriarey8055]

I’m studying abroad next semester and all your Florence videos are hyping me up!!!! I’m also a history major and will taking a bunch history courses, so this a great precursor for me!

[@panickedpan875]

Blue:"Florence is the freaking coolest" Me: *Felici suoni italiani*

[@thundergozon6439]

take my like, Italian internet person

[@panickedpan875]

@@thundergozon6439 Thank you my loyale servitore

[@kaitlynburke9511]

@@panickedpan875 translation?

[@kaitlynburke9511]

@@panickedpan875 also you have the coolest username

[@panickedpan875]

@@kaitlynburke9511 felici suoni italiani: happy italian noises Servitore: servant

[@AnkfordPlays]

Be honest, for how long did you contemplate using a picture of the Ninja Turtle when mentioning Donatello?

[@nETbKaH]

When I visited Florence, I legitimately thought it was the most beautiful town I had ever saw. I still hold to that opinion.

[@Alex-vy1xz]

Italian fron near Florence here. I LOVE your videos about Florence. It shows me a new perspective on how tourists and just people outside Italy view us and I really appreciate that. (I suggest not to come here in August tho, it is the literal Inferno here)

[@Chris_seh]

"Best dome in history" The Hagia Sophia: Am i a joke to you Blue??

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

Well to be honest Brunelleschi's Dome puts Hagia Sophia to shame, despite the latter being built much earlier and remaining a marvel of engineering.

[@LoryK98]

Yes. Yes, it is. Like, there's no comparison. That dome is something else

[@ZioCamillo82]

everyone remembers the two beautiful sisters, the elder (Hagia Sofia) and the younger (Santa Maria del Fiore). Almost everyone forgets their mother: the dome of the Pantheon in Rome

[@phillipcosentino37]

Florence, home Ezio Auditore...THE GREATEST ASSASSIN!

[@SuaveGemini]

EZIO!!! EZIO AUDITORE DA FIRENZE!!!

[@rawovunlapin8201]

"Ezio, don't you recognize me?"

[@YataTheFifteenth]

"It's-a me! Mario!" - Mario Auditore.

[@Crosshill]

your sense of humor is just right, your enthusiasm is infectious and your videos informative in that they give you the information you'd want on a a new topic that you didnt think was so interesting to begin with. its a perfect appetizer, i'll pay more attention to florence in the future and think about it for a bit

[@kijikuni]

Florence was by far the most amazing city to explore and learn about when I was studying abroad. It helped that I had a tiny aristocratic Austrian art history professor with me to share every possible interesting fact about it, but Blue is just as informative and entertaining. ^_^

[@Kaijugan]

I have to admit, Firenze, Vincia and Roma (and also probably Bologna) are by the most important cities in my mind to visit when I go to Italy one day. Not just because of the Renaissance, or because of the Ezio games. But because as an Italian, I find it important to return to where my family likely started. And playing the Bonfire of the Vanities in AC2 and killing Sanaborola in said sequence was SO satisfying! And seeing this video makes me want to replay it while listening to the audio book you suggested. Thank you, Blue.

[@anonnimus4485]

Blue: Florence is the coolest. Venice: how dare you. I thought you loved me.

[@octo8715]

"Ooh, grandee ooffe." -Some Florentine Poet

[@joryjones6808]

0:13 great call back to my favorite OSP video of all time. Top Five Domes.

[@ethanhatcher5533]

1:49 A Firefly reference that boosted my love of this channel ten-fold

[@tillthebonecrus]

Blue: "een grande oof" me: *dead*

[@wargriffin5]

"Why did the Renaissance start in Florence?" *TRICK QUESTION! MONEY!*

[@5thBabbitt]

Florence is the coolest city I've ever been to, seriously most of the city still looks like its in the renaissance and lets not forget how we've already explored it in AC2

[@carinaetacarin9252]

No one: Blue, frothing at the mouth: *D O M E*

[@nishanthashok1188]

Blue: Santa Maria Del Fiore. Me: looks a good place to perform a leap of faith.

[@Kazuma11290]

Assassin's Creed = Professional Murderer's Spiritual Goals = "YOU WILL LEARN TO LOVE HISTORY MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE IN HIGHSCHOOL"

[@awsomesaucekirby]

"So Florence and their Italian neighbors were essentially independent. Just chilling out by themselves in the tusk- *-in the schoolyard! Finding trouble, never looking too hard!*

[@davidwhiting1761]

Is that a Yu-Gi-Oh! GX reference?

[@DavidbarZeus1]

@@davidwhiting1761 Yes, yes it is

[@AutobotOutcast]

The art in this city is astounding. I was able to visit it for a time, including walking the Vasari Corridor from the Uffizi to the Palazzo Pitti, and it was one of the most beautiful cities I've ever spent time in. It amused me to no end that the Vasari Corridor literally has *so much art* that they stuffed a Rembrandt in a tiny corner. And, as it was for so many other people, it was Assassin's Creed II that first got me interested in that part of history, and history more generally. I made my tour through Rome, Florence and Venice entirely because of the Ezio trilogy. (Sadly, I have not yet had the opportunity to visit Istanbul.) My introduction to the history of Italy came packaged with Shaun Hastings' snarky database entries and a set of convenient handholds. Looking at what had changed and what hadn't was an interesting lens through which to view Italy.

[@milanikhlef8037]

“Florence was the birth of the Renaissance” *Sad Urbino noises*

[@TomLuTon]

"Bolder crossover than the MCU" No, that would be the Herakles/Buddha team up.

[@achintyanaithani889]

No, I say it's Gurkhas vs Taliban.

[@LadyAhro]

I went there on an art gallery holiday several years ago and I can't wait to eventually go back. (And found some wonderful little local restaurants with exceptional food that I'll probably never find again while hunting for dinner late at night well outside the tourist regions.)

[@richmcgee434]

Sees thumbnail. Immediately thinks "Blue is cheating on Venice now?"

[@richmcgee434]

Ah, I might have known. A well-shaped dome always tempts the man.

[@LostInTheClouds]

Great vid as always blue, gotta say though, it's surprising that it took this long for you to make a video on Florence. Glad it finally happened.

[@Tyleya]

Frederico Auditore: It is a good life we lead, brother. Ezio Auditore da Firenze: The best. May it never change. Frederico Auditore: And may it never change us. Me: 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@connormcnulty6377]

My cat was deep into a nap when I turned this video on, and woke up to listen to it, stayed awake, and fell asleep once it ended. Because nothing is more interesting than Florence.

[@matteoalberti2729]

The tales of Boccaccio's Decameron were not told during ten nights, but during ten days! The characters tell the stories during the hottest hours of the day, when it's too warm to actually do something productive

[@autobotskyflame6287]

Just got EU4 and I'm planning to begin with Florence. Glad to see this exists, always good when your favorite history channel has the exact stuff you need.

[@masteroogway3816]

5:20 love the AC2 music

[@andrewbeluk1413]

I've been lucky enough to go to Florence three times - one of which on a semester abroad and I got to call this place my HOME for four months, best thing ever - and wow did this make me miss it. Thanks so much for this beautiful history video. And yes, you like it so much because you ARE right!

[@nonemo138]

"Like David, Tuscany may have been small..." Wait a minute, was that... Did he just...

[@Visplight]

The entire concept of "David and Goliath" was that David was much smaller.

[@DavidbarZeus1]

Well, David WAS a teenager when he faced the 8-9 feet tall Goliath

[@dionadair8195]

I think it says a lot about your talent for selling stuff that your favorite places are now my favorite places. So now I love Italy and Greece.

[@DarkMagicianMan20]

"Let just assassinate him right?We all had that thought right?" *CK2 players smug*

[@ravenpotter3]

Just left Venice and I’m on the train going to Florence! Your videos are so amazing and are giving me so much context! Thank you! This is my first time in Italy

[@TripleBarrel06]

I was accosted by a group of Florentine mercenaries. Tuscan Raiders, if you will.

[@xxcrowfeatherxx2540]

I was in Florence a few years back and it was amazing. That city lives history like no other city I've ever seen. It's really amazing and I con only recommend a visit

[@ahmedmuawia2447]

"Best Dome in History" Me: Aight you are a dead man.

[@lizardlegend42]

"An unsupervised geopolitical kindergarten" is probably the best analogy for the HRE I've seen yet

[@toastbot9496]

Having Florence as a first name made me click this immediately

[@echowolf22]

Same

[@annatipperina345]

'Oh, Blue's talking about Florence. Wonder if he'll mention Ezio at all....' LITERALLY within the FIRST TEN SECONDS:

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Blue says redistribute the wealth. Tax the 1%!

[@royalpayn4089]

Blue, you have single handedly talked me into visiting Italy with your vids.

[@g.a.j.b302]

Hi, i'm form the Netherlands and i would love to see a hsitory Summarized about The Netherlands, P.s. love the video's. Bye.

[@Theturtleowl]

Ja, ik ben benieuwd wat ze ervan maken!

[@ІсТоРіЯЦепрекрасно]

I support that!

[@gajuornellamukeshimana2827]

Hey , ik ben van België en zou het ook leuk vinden als ze het deden voor ons

[@arionerron4273]

YESSS

[@cupojoe9462]

Went on holiday to Florence for a week, aside from mosquito bites, getting lost and rain on the first day it was a great time. Nice Lindt (The people who make Lindor chocolates) shop near del Duomo.

[@pumpkingamebox]

Nobody: Savonarola: Let’s make Florence Great Again!

[@Visplight]

@LagiNaLangAko23 yes, that's generally what MAGA sorta mean.

[@coconutcore]

Blue, I’m studying for my exam on art history and my professor’s notes are even more incomplete than mine. You’re a godsent!

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

I love when I get here so soon that the comments refuse to load lol

[@kalanaherath3076]

8:35 _"but, Like David, while Tuscany might have been small, it was far from weak!"_ Omg *everyone missed this joke!* It went over *EVERYONE'S* head! Just *WOOSHED* away!

[@TomLuTon]

I think Red has stolen the chair, and ain't giving it back

[@kimlikesflowers]

12:47 So Blue is now Blue Leone? I can 100% live with this.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

*_"From public buildings to privately comissioning artists, like Donatello..."_* Tell me about it.

[@chanceg1759]

HEY!! I had tweeted asking for a Florence video! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@unwantedmacguffin5611]

Is this going to become a seris? Just Blue fanboying over Italian cities, beacuse I'm all for it.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

"Ok messer Brunelleschi. We made a hole that's two meters larger than the biggest dome in the world (that BTW had been made by the Romans, and none knows how they did it) and we put it at 55 meters height. Now cover it."

[@tonlito22]

Man, when Blue discovers the existence of cities outside of Italy, things are gonna get nuts.

[@MsFlyingSnake]

OSP: come for the myths, stay for the history... No, seriously, Blue, you make history way more interesting than 95% of the teachers I've ever had.

[@thewitchking84]

FYI, "signoria" has an accent on the second "i" not, as you do, on the "o"

[@fiandrafulchiati4901]

I'm loving your pronunciation of Italian words ✊

[@shaggythewriter8185]

Florence, Ky be like - "hell yeah we're the coolest, our water tower has the word y'all on it!"

[@erikjessup4495]

I'm told it used to say "Florence Mall" but then it was decided that a publicly owned utility shouldn't be advertising for a private enterprise, so they painted over the M and replaced it with Y'

[@jgr7487]

Dante: writes a three-tome fanfic also Dante: one of the greatest writers of his time.

[@tyrant-den884]

After a 19-day tour of Italian cities, I can say: if you can only pick one, go to Florence, not Rome.

[@zoinomiko]

Oh man, that's so hard! They both have SO MUCH, and Rome has so many fantastic old, OLD sites ( The Pantheon? Hadrian's Mausoleum?) But I'd absolutely take the Uffizi galleries over the Vatican Museum & Sistine chapel ANY DAY though.

[@Visplight]

But only if you can also spend some time hanging out in rural tuscany.