Standing against a hostile world of cruel Philistines, Florentines loved to identify with the beauty and courage of the poetic young giant-killer.
The Florentines often saw themselves as being surrounded by barbarians.
mnli hypothesis: The Florentines often saw themselves as being surrounded by barbarians. premise: Standing against a hostile world of cruel Philistines, Florentines loved to identify with the beauty and courage of the poetic young giant-killer.