Niccolo Machievelli (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) - whose very name is synonymous with diabolical intent. Is in fact one of the most influential forces in political thought of the millennium.
Machiavelli was a diplomat, political philosopher, musician, and a playwright, but foremost, he was a civil servant of the Florentine Republic. In June of 1498, after the ouster and execution of Girolamo Savonarola, the Great Council elected Machiavelli as Secretary to the second Chancery of the Republic of Florence.
A Renaissance Man, Machiavelli is most famous for a short political treatise, The Prince, written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after his death.
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A lecture series by Yale Professor Steven Smith
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Lectures by Charles Anderson, Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison
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Niccolo Machievelli - Partially Examined - Optional
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