The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy, during the 14th century, around the years 1350 to 1400. Florence was a wealthy city-state with a rich cultural history, where influential families like the Medici supported artists and intellectuals, fostering the environment for this cultural rebirth
. Key early figures such as Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch helped revive interest in classical Greek and Roman culture, laying the intellectual foundations of the Renaissance
. Florence's political structure, economic prosperity, and the influx of Greek scholars after the fall of Constantinople also contributed to the Renaissance's origins there
. The movement later spread throughout Italy, reaching its peak in Rome during the High Renaissance with artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo, before spreading across Europe
. In summary, the Renaissance began in Florence, Italy, due to its unique combination of wealth, political conditions, patronage, and intellectual revival of classical antiquity
