Comparison essay (Suleiman/Lorenzo de Medici)?
I need to compare the political leadership (the way he ruled), arts supporter (no idea), and dynasty founder (how the economic/political power extends through children and grandchildren) of Suleiman and Lorenzo de Medici. Does anyone know any websites I can go to for information on these two? Or can you tell me anything, but also tell me where you got this information from? Thanks in advance [: Ten points to best answerer.
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Ha, Coral, I can't believe I Googled this and you're asking on Yahoo Answers. I'm so screenshotting this and sending it to O'Connor. This is hilarity at it's finest. All I can really tell you is that Lorenzo spent a hefty bill "face-lifting" the city and helping now famous artists seal the deal with patrons. You can read up on Suleiman below, although it's hard to find an article where they talk about his support of arts.
The most important thing to remember when comparing these two is that Lorenzo was basically just a merchant and petty despot.
Suleiman, on the other hand was
'Sultan of the Ottomans, Allah's deputy on Earth,Lord of the Lords of this World,Possessor of mens' necks,King of believers and unbelievers,King of Kings,Emperor of the East and West,Emperor of the Khakhans of great authority,Prince and Lord of the most Happy Constellation,Majestic Caesar,Seal of Victory,Refuge of all the peole in the whole World,the Shadow of the Almighty dispensing quiet in the Earth'
His empire spanned 3 continents, was the greatest land military power in the world,capable of putting armies of 250,000 men in the field on a regular basis, and constantly threatened Europe.
There's basically no real comparison between the 2,