Humanism became a movement of sorts with the appointment of Coluccio Salutati as chancellor of Florence, Italy in 1375. ... By attracting others to the affinity of humanistic thought, many classical texts were revived and translated by his colleagues, including Cicero's Brutus, Orator, and On the Orator, which became staples in teaching rhetoric (Humanism: Italy " 2). ... With respect and knowledge of the actual virtues man possessed, a prince can rule without virtuosity. ... He became the first pope to openly advocate humanism, and he recruited scholars to come to Rome and translate anci...

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