History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2
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Niccolò Machiavelli
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History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527). Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was at that time his only possible way to regain the good graces of the Medici. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526. The translator is unknown, but the copyright has been cleared by Wikipedia. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.)
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Chapters
Bk 5 Ch 4: Niccolo Piccinino, in concert with the duke of Milan, deceives the p…
24:22
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Bk 6 Ch 1: Reflections on the object of war and the use of victory
19:41
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Bk 7 Ch 1: Connection of the other Italian governments with the history of Flor…
23:31
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Bk 7 Ch 6: Origin of the animosity between Sixtus IV. and Lorenzo de' Medici
19:05
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Bk 8 Ch 4: The duke of Calabria routs the Florentine army at Poggibonzi
22:39
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Bk 8 Ch 5: The king of Naples and the Florentines attack the papal states
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Bewertungen
Great writer
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It is very hard to verify his accounts however. The history of this period needs a new comprehensive history . Especially of Milan 1200 to 1400.