TY  - BOOK
AU  - Machiavelli,Niccolò
TI  - History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent
AV  - DG 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Florence (Italy) -- History
KW  - Italy -- Politics and government
KW  - Italy -- History -- 476-1492
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Histories; Release date is 2006-03-31; Produced by John Bickers; Dagny; David Widger; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy" by Niccolò Machiavelli is a historical account first published posthumously in 1532. Commissioned by the Medici family, this work chronicles Florence's turbulent past through Machiavelli's distinctive political lens. He examines the city's destructive factionalism and moral decay, contrasting it with ancient Rome's productive conflicts. The narrative features vivid portraits of the Medici family, dramatic speeches including one from the 1378 Ciompi Revolt, and detailed accounts of conspiracies and power struggles that shaped Renaissance Florence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2464
ER  -