Practically nothing is known of Nicolo Machiavelli before he became a minor
official in the Florentine Government. His youth, however, was passed
during some of the most tumultuous years in the history of Florence. He
was born the year that Lorenzo the Magnificent came to power, subverting the
traditional civil liberties of Florence while inaugurating a reign of
unrivaled luxury and of great brilliance for the arts. He was twenty-five
at the time of Savonarola’s attempt to establish a theocratic democracy,
although, from the available evidence, he took no part in it. Yet through
his family, he was closer to many of these events than many Florentine
citizens. The Machiavelli family for generations had held public office,
and his father was a jurist and a minor official. Machiavelli himself,
shortly after the execution of Savanarola, became Secretary of the Second
Chancery, which was to make him widely known among his contemporaries as
the
“Florentine Secretary.”
By virtue of his position Machiavelli served the “Ten of Liberty and
Peace,”
who sent their own ambassadors to foreign powers, transacted business with
the cities of the Florentine domain, and controlled the military
establishment of Florence. During the fourteen years he held office,
Machiavelli was placed in charge of the diplomatic correspondence of his
bureau, served as Florentine representative on nearly thirty foreign
missions, and attempted to organize a citizen militia to replace the
mercenary troops.
In his diplomatic capacity, which absorbed most of his energies, he dealt
with the various principalities into which Italy was divided at the time.
His more important missions, however, gave him insight into the court of
the
King of France, where he met the mightiest minister in Europe, Cardinal d’
Amboise. On this occasion he began the observation and analysis of
national
political forces, which were to find expression in his diplomatic reports.
His Report on France was written after he completed three assignments for
his office in that country; the Report on Germany was prepared as a result
of a mission to the court of Emperor Maximilian.
The most important mission, in view of his later development as a political
writer, was that to the camp of Cesare Borgia, Duke Valentino. Under the
protection of his father, Pope Alexander VI, Cesare was engaged in
consolidating the Papal States, and Machiavelli was in attendance upon him
at the time of his greatest triumph. Machiavelli had served audiences with
Cesare and witnessed the intrigues culminating in the murder of his
disaffected captains, which he carefully described in the Method Adopted by
Duke Valentino to Murder Vitellozzo Vittli. As the “Florentine Secretary,”
he was present a few month later in Rome when the end of Cesare came to
The creation of the body which allowed the tribunes to check the consul. The ending of the chapter goes on to explain how Coriolanus, who had been driven into exile and had been made general of the Volsci, had led a hostile army nearly to Rome, and when the envoys who had been sent to him at first, and how his mother Veturia and his wife Volumnia persuaded him to withdraw. This chapter also showcases how Spurius Cassius, the ex-consul, charged with aspiring to be king, was condemned and put to death. Lastly, When Appius Claudius the consul had sustained a defeat at the hands of the
Globalization is more than the mere transfer of goods and the contacts between countries but it’s also the transfer of a culture. To what extent did historical globalization affect people’s lives? In our Canadian society we support cultural diversity,there are more than 50 aboriginal languages spoken in Canada. However there is a very small amount of people that actually speak aboriginal because of the cultural genocide the First Nations faced when the Europeans arrived in the 15th century.This launched a series of cultural contacts between them. They assimilated the aboriginals in hope to gain power using residential schools,treaties and strict rules.The Europeans were imperial to the Aboriginals. The aboriginals lost their collective identity and meaning of life. The Beothuk was completely wiped out, their people and even their culture was was lost.
Julius Caesar emerged. He was able commander who led many conquests for Rome. In 59 B.C. Caesar set out for a new conquest. After nine years of constant fighting, he finally conquered Gaul. Pompey grew jealous of his achievement and had the senate order him to disband his forces and return to Rome. Caesar secretly crossed the Rubicon and killed Pompey then entered Rome. After crushing many rebellions, Caesar forced the senate to make him a dictator. Caesar launched many reforms such as public work programs and giving land to the poor. According to legend those in the senate murdered Caesar on March 15. Caesar's Grandnephew, Octavian, and Marc Anthony joined forces to capture his killers. However bitter feuds grew it soon became a battle for power.
Regarding “The Age of Globalization” by Alan Brinkley I thought that the reading selection provides good details on timeline of significant events that significantly affected the global economy. The reading selection from the American History textbook starts off with a summary of event of September 11, 2001, and the role they played in the changes within global economy. On the next page we are presented with a timeline of events that will be described later in the reading selection. The purpose of this section is to illustrate how each of those events contributed to the world we live in today, particularly their influence on the global economy.
force, but this time he was defeated and forced into exile. Rome pursued him, and
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Machiavelli is “a crystal-clear realist who understands the limits and uses of power.” -- Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jared Diamond (2013)
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In 79 BC Caesar saved the life of a citizen in battle for which he was presented the civic crown (oak leaves). Caesar was sent on a mission to the embassy to Nicomedes, by his general to obtain a fleet of ships and he was successful. Caesar was known as a powerful speaker, so when the dictator Sulla died in 78, Caesar returned back to Rome and started a career as a lawyer. Caesar advanced within the Roman political system. In 69 BC, he became the financial advisor. In 65 BC, he became an assistant to the tribune. In 62 BC, he became a commander of an army. Once finished with the army, he became the Roman province of Spain’s Governor. Once Caesar completed his term as governor, he returned to Rome and was elected into consulship. A year after joining the consulship, Caesar became the Roman Gaul Governor. He held this term for eight years. While in the office of Governor, Caesar added France and Belgium to the Roman Empire making Rome safe from the possibility of Gallic invasions.
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During the time 1469, a child by the name of Niccolo Di Bernardo Del Machiavelli was born .Some may know him as an Italian philosopher, humanist, or a evil minded fellow associated with the corruptness of totalitarian government. In Machiavelli’s home state Florence, he introduces the modern political theory. Hoping to gain influence with the ruling Medici family Niccolo wrote a pamphlet call The Prince (Prezzolini).