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Born	May 3, 1469 • Florence • Italy
Died	June 21, 1527 (aged 58) • Florence • Italy
Notable Works	“Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy” • “Florentine Histories” • “On the Way to Deal with the Rebel Subjects of the Valdichiana” • “The Art of War” • “The Life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca” • “The Mandrake” • “The Prince”
Subjects Of Study	Cesare Borgia • Germany • fortuna • republic • virtù

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