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  2. Niccolò Machiavelli - Wikipedia

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    Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli [a] (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was a Florentine ... it concentrates on the possibility of a "new prince". To retain power, ...

  3. The Prince - Wikipedia

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    The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by the Italian diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli in the form of a realistic instruction guide for new princes.

  4. Discourses on Livy - Wikipedia

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    Machiavelli then goes into how a founder of a republic must "act alone" and gain absolute power to form a lasting regime. He cites Romulus's murder of his own brother Remus and co-ruler Titus Tatius in order to gain power. Machiavelli then excuses Romulus for his crimes, [5] saying he acted for the common good in bringing "civil life" in Rome's ...

  5. The Art of War (Machiavelli book) - Wikipedia

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    The Art of War is divided into a preface (proemio) and seven books (chapters), which take the form of a series of dialogues that take place in the Orti Oricellari, the gardens built in a classical style by Bernardo Rucellai in the 1490s for Florentine aristocrats and humanists to engage in discussion, between Cosimo Rucellai and "Lord Fabrizio Colonna" (many feel Colonna is a veiled disguise ...

  6. Machiavellianism (politics) - Wikipedia

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    Machiavellianism (or Machiavellism) is widely defined as the political philosophy of the Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, usually associated with realism in foreign and domestic politics, and with the view that those who lead governments must prioritize the stability of the regime over ethical concerns.

  7. Realism (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    Realism, a school of thought in international relations theory, is a theoretical framework that views world politics as an enduring competition among self-interested states vying for power and positioning within an anarchic global system devoid of a centralized authority.

  8. Machiavelli as a dramatist - Wikipedia

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    Machiavelli uses the example of the ancient Greek tyrant Agathocles, who had the entire elite of Syracuse killed in order to seize control of the government. Machiavelli admits that this is a way to gain power, but not glory. The Prince was originally dedicated to Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici.

  9. Florentine military reforms - Wikipedia

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    Machiavelli is primarily known for his political discourses such as The Prince and The Art of War, but he was also a middle-ranking official of the Florentine Republic.His position allowed him access to prominent officials and assemblies, and the opportunity to persuade them to implement his reforms.