Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a man of many traits. He not only was philosopher, humanist and writer, he also helped found modern political science. He was born Florence Italy on May 3 1469. He was the first son, but the third child. His effects on the world were based mostly in the military. He was very successful in his command of the military, and in 1509 his defeat of Pisa was a full success with little loss on his side and total desolation on the other. Although this absolute flattening of the army was a major success, later in his life he began to engage in politics, and as he began to expand his views, he was promptly misunderstood and the memory of his military prowess was tossed aside. In the end of his life he was considered a supporter of the Medici. Although he ran for an office after the Medici family was driven out he was turned down because of his previous connections to the banking family.   

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