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Niccolo Machiavelli

Name at birth: Niccolo di Bernardo dei MachiavelliMachiavelli has been called the brilliant creator of modern political science by some, and a cynical beast by others because of the notion in…

Machiavelli, Niccolò

(Encyclopedia) Machiavelli, NiccolòMachiavelli, Niccolònēk-kōlôˈ mäkyävĕlˈlē [key], 1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, b. Florence.…

Villari, Pasquale

(Encyclopedia) Villari, PasqualeVillari, Pasqualepäskwäˈlā vēlˈlärē [key], 1826–1917, Italian historian and statesman. He took part in the Revolution of 1848, served in the legislative chamber (1867–…

Brewer's: Machiavelli

The Imperial Machiavelli. Tiberius, the Roman emperor. (B.C. 42 to A.D. 37.) His political axiom was “He who knows not how to dissemble knows not how to reign.” It was also the axiom of…

Brewer's: Machiavellism

Political cunning and overreaching by diplomacy, according to the pernicious political principles of Niccolo del Machiavelli, of Florence, set forth in his work called The Prince. The…

Niccolò di Piero Lamberti

(Encyclopedia) Niccolò di Piero LambertiNiccolò di Piero Lambertinēk-kōlôˈ dē pyāˈrō lämbĕrˈtē [key], c.1370–1451, Italian sculptor and architect of the early Renaissance, sometimes called Niccolò d'…

Biographies: Selected Political Scientists

Selected Political Scientists Karl Marx See also Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Political Science: Terms and Concepts…

Abbate, Niccolò dell'

(Encyclopedia) Abbate or Abati, Niccolò dell'Abbate or Abati, Niccolò dell'nēk-kōlōˈ dĕl-läbbäˈtā, –bäˈtē [key], 1512?–1571, Italian mannerist painter. From c.1552 he assisted Primaticcio in the…