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In Southern and Western Europe; 1475 ? 1550 was a period of Renaissance; a new cultural and social movement inspired by the Classical Era. Italy was in turmoil; and rivaling city states; controlled by influential families; vied for power. Some well-known names of that period are: de Medici; della Rovere; Colonna; Orsini; and the most infamous of them all: the originally Spanish House of Borgia.The Florentine statesman Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 ? 1527) served as a diplomat under Cesare Borgia; and saw from up close the devilish methods with which this ruler expanded his wealth ? and power. Rodrigo Borgia; later Pope Alexander I; has been named ?the incarnation of the devil on earth?. Based on his experiences with the Borgias Machiavelli wrote his controversial Il Principe; stating that rejectable methods like corruption and murder are acceptable if it is in the interest of the ruler. Hier klicken: Zum Shop mit The Prince (engl.)!
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The Prince (engl.)
