History of florence niccolo machiavelli
History of florence italy city...
Florentine Histories
Historical account of Florence by Machiavelli
Florentine Histories (Italian: Istorie fiorentine) is a historical account by Italian Renaissance political philosopher and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, first published posthumously in [1]
Background
After the crisis of , with arrests for conspiracy, torture and after being sentenced to house arrest, Machiavelli's relationship with the Medici family passively began to mend itself.
If the dedication of Il Principe () to Lorenzo II de' Medici had not any effect, part of the then dominant faction of Florence was not against him, and instead granted him an appointment.
History of florence niccolo machiavelli
In his letter he deplores his idle state, offering his precious political experience to the new lord. To sustain that timid request Machiavelli, with a considerably courtier-like spirit, set his Mandragola for the wedding of Lorenzino de' Medici ().
In , he was invited to Lucca for a mission of a semiprivate character, indicati