POL200Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-9: Max Born, Tyrant, Soft Power
22 Apr 2014
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1469: m. born on may 3 in florence. 1498: m. is elected head of the second chancery and soon thereafter secretary of the ten of war, the body in charge of the military and diplomatic affairs of florence. 1500: m. travels to the french court of louis xii. 1503: m. is in rome to observe the papal conclave that results in the election of julius ii. 1513: m. is arrested, incarcerated and tortured for suspected involvement in a conspiracy against the newly installed medici regime. M. writes the prince in the second half of this year. During his forcer retirement, m. writes history and drama. 1559: m. "s works are places on the papal index of prohibited books. The prince: machiavelli"s personal context a diplomat without a posting: he tries to distill his experience into the basic fundamental laws of politics. In order to be a good ruler, one need not and ought not be good.
