A retelling of Niccolò Machiavelli · 1532

Florentine Histories

“Commissioned by the Medici, the disgraced former secretary of the Florentine Republic tells the history of his city from the barbarian invasions to the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent — a story of factions, exiles, revolts, conspiracies and hired armies, and of how a city can grow great while tearing itself apart.”

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Contents8 episodes · ~37 min

  1. 1Rome Falls, Italy Divides (Dedication, Preface and Book One)Free
  2. 2Factions of the Old City (Book Two)🔒
  3. 3The Revolt of the Ciompi (Book Three)🔒
  4. 4The Rise of Cosimo (Book Four)🔒
  5. 5Wars Without Deaths (Book Five)🔒
  6. 6Sforza Takes Milan (Book Six)🔒
  7. 7The Death of Cosimo and the Murder of a Duke (Book Seven)🔒
  8. 8The Pazzi Conspiracy and Lorenzo the Magnificent (Book Eight)🔒