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The House of Borgia is depicted here as “A glass of wine with Cesare Borgia,” a painting that clearly shows the wealth and power (church power) of this illustrious and infamous family. Photo source: John Collier / Public domain — 27 Nov 2021

The Classical Influences Behind The Works Of Niccolo Machiavelli

*By Cam Rea*

*History & Tradition*

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Niccolo Machiavelli, a 16th-century man, is today still feared and yet revered. Machiavelli has come to represent the archetype of a scheming and conniving mastermind and even modern psychology refers to Machiavellianism as one of the Dark Triad...
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20 Oct 2016

Herodotus, Cato the Censor and Josephus: Understanding the Life and Times of Historians of the Ancient World

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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For thousands of years, we turned to history to explain the what, why and how an event happened. Although “historian” did not become a professional occupation until the late nineteenth century, the purpose of the investigation and analysis of...
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10 Oct 2016

The Rape of Lucretia: A History of the Ancient Wife Who Changed the Destiny of Rome

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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We would often see her images and, perhaps just as often, forget her name. We see her in many classical paintings as a beautiful yet tragic figure, looking up helplessly towards a figure of a Roman soldier standing over her. However, in 16th...
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The Classical Influences Behind The Works Of Niccolo Machiavelli

Herodotus, Cato the Censor and Josephus: Understanding the Life and Times of Historians of the Ancient World

The Rape of Lucretia: A History of the Ancient Wife Who Changed the Destiny of Rome