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1502 in Italy
Explore 3 historical events and records for Italy in 1502.
Historical records for Italy in 1502
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Machiavelli Encounters Cesare Borgia
Machiavelli observed Cesare Borgia's efforts to consolidate territory in central Italy. The encounter furnished examples of audacity and coercion that later appeared in The Prince.
Machiavelli Reports On Romagna Rule
While dealing with Borgia Machiavelli studied the administration of newly conquered lands in the Romagna. His dispatches showed how force and political theater could support a ruler's authority.
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