Ms. Gulliver
Honors US History Lesson 11-13
11/22/2016
Past vs. Present: Does History Repeat Itself?
Niccolò Machiavelli born May 3rd, 1469, grew up in Florence Italy. At a young age, he became the star pupil of a highly renowned Latin Teacher by the name of Paolo da Ronciglione. He would later attend the University of Florence Take part in a large amount of diplomatic activities on behalf of Florence. He wrote several famous letters, dispatches and everyday writings including his 1513 (officially published in 1532) writing The Prince as an attempt to regain his diminishing influence in Florence. He would later do many deeds for the Cardinal of Florence including his composition of The History of Florence.
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