Machiavelli

Statesman,Head of the 1st Florentine Militia

Political Science, Reliance on Home Militia, History, I dislike the condottieri( mercanaries) of my era

Livys Histories of Rome, Tacticus, Procopius

I do not understand?

Berber Instruments, Turkish Kettle drums

What is this you speak of?

I was was born in Florence, Italy at a time when the
country was in political upheaval . Italy was divided
between four dominant city-states, and each of these was
continually at the mercy of the stronger foreign
governments of Europe. Since 1434 Florence was ruled by the
wealthy Medici family. Their rule was temporarily
interrupted by a reform movement, begun in 1494, in which
I as young man became an important diplomat. When the
Medici family regained power in 1512 with the help of
Spanish troops, I was tortured and removed from public
life. For the next 10 years I devoted myself to writing
history, political philosophy, and even plays. I ultimately
gained favor with the Medici family and was called back to
public duty for the last two years of my life. My greatest
work is The Prince, written in 1513 and published after my
death in 1532. The work immediately provoked controversy
and was soon condemned by Pope Clement VIII. Its main theme
is that princes should retain absolute control of their
territories, and they should use any means of expediency to
accomplish this end, including deceit. Scholars struggle
over interpreting my precise point. In several
section I praise Caesar Borgia, a Spanish aristocrat who
became a notorious and much despised tyrant of the Romagna
region of northern Italy. During my early years as a
diplomat, I was in contact with Borgia and witnessed
Borgia's rule first hand. I witnessed the barbarism of
foreign condottieri as well,and warned that loyalty could
only be put in native troops.

People who will join the Florentine Militia.

And lovely ladies of course....I am Italian after all.