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Type in the content of your new page here. __Niccolo Machiavelli. Retrieved September 29, 2008, Web site: http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm__________________ Kreis, S (2000). The history guide: Lecture on modern European intillectual history. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 Web site: [|http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/machiavelli.html__]
 * born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy.
 * he wrote called The Prince to gain influence with the ruling Medici family in Florence.
 * after Savanarola was executed, Machiavelli entered the Florentine government as a secretary
 * His position quickly rose, however, and was soon engaging in diplomatic missions
 * He met many of the important politicians of the day, such as the Pope and the King of France, but none had more impact on him than a prince of the Papal States, [|Cesare Borgia]. Borgia was a cunning, cruel man, very much like the one portrayed in The Prince. Machiavelli did not truly like Borgia's policies, but he thought that with a ruler like Borgia the Florentines could unite Italy, which was Machiavelli's goal throughout his life.
 * dismissed from office when the Medici came to rule Florence and the Republic was overthrown
 * switch to writing about politics
 * wanted to return to politics. He tried to gain the favor of the Medici by writing a book of what he thought were the Medici's goals and dedicating it to them. And so [|The Prince]was written for that purpose.
 * Medici didn't agree with what the book said, so he was out of a job. But when the public saw the book, they were outraged. The people wondered how cruel a man could be to think evil thoughts like the ones in The Prince
 * A few years later the Medici were kicked out of Florence. The republic was re-established, and Machiavelli ran to retake the office
 * But the reputation that The Prince had established made people think his [|philosophy]was like the Medici, so he was not elected
 * His health began to fail him, and he died months later, in 1527

Chew, R (2008). Niccolo Machiavelli. Retrieved September 30, 2008, from lucidcafe: library Web site: http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96may/machiavelli.html____
 * Arrested on a charge of conspiracy in 1513, and put to the torture, he disclaimed all knowledge of the alleged conspiracy
 * 1519 he was commissioned by Leo X to draw up his report on a reform of the state of Florence
 * 1521-25 he was employed in diplomatic services and as historiographer
 * Machiavelli's historical writings comprise //[|Florentine Histories]//, //[|Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius]// (commonly known as //The Discourses//), a //[|Life of Castruccio Castrancani]// (unfinished) and //History of the Affairs of Lucca//. His literary works comprise an imitation of the //Golden Ass// of Apuleius, an essay on the Italian language, the play //Mandragola//, and several minor compositions. He also wrote //[|Seven Books on the Art of War]//.
 * In The Prince, Machiavelli offered a monarchical ruler advice designed to keep that ruler in power.
 * He recommended policies that would discourage mass political activism, and channel subjects' [|energies] into private pursuits**
 * Machiavelli wanted to persuade the monarch that he could best preserve his power by the judicious use of violence, by respecting private property and the traditions of his subjects, and by promoting material prosperity
 * Machiavelli held that political life cannot be governed by a single set of moral or religious absolutes, and that the monarch may sometimes be excused for performing acts of violence and deception that would be ethically indefensible in private life.

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His position quikly rose and he soon went on missions into other countrys and met important figures of the time like the pope and the King of France. However the person that influenced him the most was Cesare Borgia. Although he did not agree on much of Cesare's policy, he thought that a ruler like him in Flournece could unite Italy. However, Machievelli lost his job when the Medici family came to rule Florence and the republic was overthrown. Machievelli then switched to writing about the government. This is also the time when he wrote his famous book called The Prince. this book was to gain influence with the Medici family who ruled Florence. This book offered some advice to a monarchical ruler to help keep him in power. He recommended policies that would discourage mass political activism, and channel subjects' energies into private pursuits. Also, Machiavelli wanted to persuade the monarch that he would best preserve his power by the judicious use of violence, by respecting private property and the traditions of his subjects, and by promoting material prosperity. He also held that polotical life cannot be governed by a single set of moral or religious absolutes, and that the monarch may sometimes be excused for performing acts of violence and deception that would be ethically indefensible in private life. The Prince was meant to gain the favor of the Medici by stating what Niccolo thought the Medici's goals. He also didicated the book to them. However, the Medici did not agree with what Machievelli wrote. And when the people sae the book they wondered what kind of creul man could think as evil thoughts as the ones portrayed in The Prince. When the Medici were kicked out of Flourence and the republic was re-established, Machievelli ran for office again. But thanks to his book, The Prince, the people thought that his political views were like the Medici's so he was not elected. Then in 1513, he was arrested on a charge of conspiracy. He was sentenced to torture and he disclaimed all knowledge of the alleged conspiracy. Later, in 1519, he was commisioned by Leo X to draw up his report on a reform of the state of Florence. And in 1521-1525 he was employed in diplomatic services as a historiographer. Some of his historical writings include: Florentine Histories, Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (commonly known as The Discourses), Life of Castruccio Castrancani (which is unfinished) and History of the Affairs of Lucca. Then his health started to deplete and months later he died in 1527. Some of his other literary works include: an essay on the italian language, The play "Mandragola", and several minor compositions. He also wrote Seven Books on the Art of War

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