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Dr. McKenzie Lewis<\/span><\/strong>,<\/strong> University of <\/span>W<\/span>aterloo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"It is commonly accepted that the city of Florence, the cultural heart and first capital of unified Italy, was founded by Julius Caesar in the 40s B.C.E. and settled as a colony shortly afterward by Rome\u2019s first emperor Augustus. This orthodox view of the city\u2019s foundation by a strong imperial Rome, drawn from a fourth century Latin text, took on ideological importance in the 1940s and 1950s. However, a much earlier date for the birth of Florence is now possible to be shown. In this provocative talk drawn from his Distinguished Dissertation Award research, Dr. McKenzie Lewis draws together a variety of evidence, ranging from ancient inscriptions and Latin manuscripts to rescue excavations in Florence\u2019s city center, to re-date Florence\u2019s foundation.<\/p>","excerpt":"

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