Niccolò Machiavelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was born in Florence, on 3 May 1469. He was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science. He was for many years a senior official in the Florentine Republic, with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. His personal correspondence is renowned in the Italian language. He was secretary to the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence from 1498 to 1512, when the Medici were out of power. He wrote his most renowned work The Prince (Il Principe) in 1513. He died in Florence on 21 June 1527, at the age of 58.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Il Principe (1513)

BELFAGOR ARCUAVOLI (1549)

THE ART OF WAR (1521)