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The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

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    Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 2 - The Dome and the Domicile
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - The Dome and the Domicile

    S1:E2

    The war is throwing Florence into chaos. Piero, Cosimo's only son, is eager to fight. Meanwhile, Cosimo manages to "buy" the withdrawal of Milan's troops, thus saving the city, but in the meantime Florence has again fallen into the plague.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writers:Nicholas Meyer, Frank Spotnitz

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  2. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 7 - Purgatory
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Purgatory

    S1:E7

    The Signoria now has a vacant chair, and Cosimo is asked to choose who should occupy it. Piero thinks that his moment has now come, but the banker Pazzi, too, has his eyes set on that seat.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 3 - Obstacles and Opportunities
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Obstacles and Opportunities

    S2:E3

    The death of the pope brings strategic challenges as Lorenzo negotiates with the Duke of Milan and welcomes his new bride, Clarice, to Florence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 2 - The Ten
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Ten

    S3:E2

    The entry into the field of the Kingdom of Naples alongside the papal troops is likely to mark the end of Florence. Among the Priors there are those who doubt Lorenzo, but the Magnificent, determined not to let Florence fall into the hands of his enemies, finds a stratagem to deprive the Priors of authority. Lorenzo decides to leave for Naples to try to break the encirclement and restore peace.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 8 - The Fate of the City
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Fate of the City

    S3:E8

    Lorenzo allows Bernardi to convince him that the only solution not to lose everything is to kill Savonarola, whose following gets bigger and bigger. By now, the friar openly preaches the overthrow of the established order to found a new Jerusalem. Lorenzo's plan is ready and the assassins recruited ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 8 - Mass
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Mass

    S2:E8

    The day of reckoning arrives as the circle of conspirators tightens around the Medicis during Mass, and rivals attempt to take control of Florence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 5 - The Holy See
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Holy See

    S3:E5

    Sixtus IV is dead. Lorenzo and Clarice travel to Rome to support the election of their candidate for the papal throne, but they have to deal with the plots of Riario. The Medici find an unexpected ally in Caterina Sforza, Riario's wife. Despite the family's efforts, the new Pope Cybo proves difficult to control. In Florence, Savonarola harangues against Lorenzo for his influence in the conclave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 6 - A Man of No Importance
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - A Man of No Importance

    S3:E6

    Lorenzo begins to show the first symptoms of a serious illness while his political enemies decide to attack him, questioning the solidity and provenance of Medici Bank's capital. Among these, Tommaso Peruzzi, once a supporter of the family, is now eager to bring to light a scandal that would condemn the Medici to exile. To cover up the crime and avoid losses, the Magnificent risks a new war and plans to kill Peruzzi.

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  9. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 7 - Lost Souls
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Lost Souls

    S3:E7

    Savonarola, who had taken Tommaso's confession, denounces his killing and openly accuses Lorenzo, who however continues to deny. Clarice begins to suspect the truth. To continue his strategy of control over the Holy See, the Magnificent makes a promise that triggers a family crisis.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 1 - Survival
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Survival

    S3:E1

    A few months after the Pazzi Conspiracy, Lorenzo is still animated by the spirit of revenge. There is a distant clash between Lorenzo and Pope Sixtus IV; the cruel count Riario - the last of the conspirators left alive - tries to take advantage of this conflict. A Dominican friar arrives in Florence who seems capable of reading Lorenzo's heart: Girolamo Savonarola.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 3 - Trust
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Trust

    S3:E3

    Arriving in Naples with Bernardi, Lorenzo finds it difficult to convince King Ferrante of Aragon to abandon the alliance with the Pope. While the Magnificent tries to win the king's trust, Florence remains under siege: the people and Clarice herself fear that Lorenzo has abandoned them.

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  12. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 3 Episode 4 - Innocent
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Innocent

    S3:E4

    Seven years have passed and Lorenzo hopes to close the accounts with the Pope by obtaining the signing of a peace treaty between the various Italian rulers. Riario hopes to induce Lorenzo to return to open war. While the Magnificent faces this new diplomatic crisis, his mother Lucrezia involves Clarice in the management of the bank. Worn out by the constant clash with Sixtus IV, Lorenzo decides to start his son Giovanni on an ecclesiastical career hoping to increase the influence of the Medici in the Roman Curia. The Treaty of Bagnolo, signed by all the Italian rulers, marks the triumph of the Medici family and Lorenzo, who has become the deciding vote of Italian politics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 8 - Epiphany
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Epiphany

    S1:E8

    Pazzi has managed to convince the Pope to remove the Medici as Church bankers, but Cosimo is disinclined to surrender what he has worked so hard to attain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 1 - Original Sin
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #14 - Original Sin

    S1:E1

    The Medici family suffers a great loss with the death of its patriarch Giovanni. When the designated heir Cosimo discovers that his father was poisoned, he decides to put Marco Bello on the assassin's trail.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 3 - Pestilence
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Pestilence

    S1:E3

    Albizzi has managed to foment the citizenry against Cosimo, accusing him of the crime of usury. When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence. Albizzi then invents a ploy to get Cosimo arrested and held for trial.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 6 - Ascendancy
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Ascendancy

    S1:E6

    The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in prison for his attempt to become the city's "tyrant".

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 4 - Judgement Day
    6.3/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Judgement Day

    S1:E4

    From prison, Cosimo asks Contessina to try bribing a member of the Signoria, to buy votes in his favor. Albizzi starts poisoning Cosimo's food through his prison guard. Contessina negotiates exile rather than the death penalty.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 7 - Betrayal
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Betrayal

    S2:E7

    As forces threaten a fragile alliance, the Pazzis embark on a murderous plan to destroy the Medicis while Lorenzo seeks to make peace with Rome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 5 - Temptation
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Temptation

    S1:E5

    While the Medici are in exile in Venice, the situation deteriorates day by day in Florence, with Albizzi imposing his rule over a city gravely depleted by the absence of the Medici.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 2 - Standing Alone
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Standing Alone

    S2:E2

    Lorenzo's power play comes at a cost and stirs up outrage. With leadership comes sacrifice as he travels to Rome and weighs an advantageous match.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 1 - Old Scores
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Old Scores

    S2:E1

    After a surprise attack, Lorenzo and Giuliano search for the culprits. The trail leads the brothers to the Pazzis, but treachery lies closer at hand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 4 - Blood with Blood
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Blood with Blood

    S2:E4

    Lorenzo aims to strengthen ties with the Pazzis and proposes a treaty with Venice. Clarice appeals to Lucrezia and learns the way to Lorenzo's heart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 5 - Ties That Bind
    5.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Ties That Bind

    S2:E5

    In opposition to the pope, Lorenzo moves quickly to acquire the strategic city of Imola. A forbidden love flowers between Giuliano and Simonetta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 2 Episode 6 - Alliance
    5.0/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Alliance

    S2:E6

    The papal army advances as important coalitions shift. Meanwhile, Lorenzo negotiates a crucial treaty, and Jacopo attempts a major power grab.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Dome and the Domicile" is the best rated episode of "Medici: Masters of Florence". It scored 7.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan and written by Nicholas Meyer, Frank Spotnitz, it aired on 10/18/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Purgatory".