Niccolò Machiavelli
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Publishing, Military History
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Military significance: Machiavelli was dismissed from government service after the fall of Florence to a papal-Spanish army; after dismissal, he wrote several works on war and politics.
Niccolò Machiavelli began working for the republican government of Florence in 1498. His duties included acting as civil servant responsible for the supervision of military operations. In 1507, he was charged with administering the citizen militia of Florence in the Pisan War. He commanded the militia against Pisa, leading to that city’s surrender in 1509. He...
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