Philosophy & Ideas
Discourses on Livy
Machiavelli studies ancient Rome to draw lessons about republican government, civic virtue, institutions, faction, military power, and political survival
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Books by Niccolò Machiavelli
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Essays & Literary Criticism
Discourses on the first decade of titus livius
Machiavelli’s Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius uses the early history of Rome as a laboratory for political thought. Instead of treating Livy’s stories as ancient curiosities, Machiavelli asks what they reveal about republics, military power, institutions, class conflict
Classics & Literature
The Prince
Machiavelli analyzes political power, leadership, reputation and the practical problems of acquiring and holding rule
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